Today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on this day in 1929. In 1983, an official holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader was established as a part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. As a result, most people will celebrate his legacy on Monday, January 18.
Required Reading:
"He Ended The Terror Of Living As A Black Person." (2012)
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (Also found here)
"I Have a Dream..." (2013)
"Judged By The Content Of One's Character." (2013)
More content will follow in the coming weeks, as time and current events permit.