While King’s legacy is felt throughout the world, only a few other countries honor and celebrate his legacy. We’ve compiled this list of countries that celebrate the activist’s life and the meaning behind the celebrations.

On a late summer day in 1963, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the National Mall before hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered to march for freedom, justice, and equality.

Jan 15, 2018 · Today commemorates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, a date that has been set aside in the US as a national holiday since 1983. King would have been 89 this year. King stands with George Washington and Christopher Columbus as the only figures to have holidays dedicated to them in the US.

Oct 16, 2011 · MLK Memorial plans have been dogged by controversy over links to China. The MLK Memorial was built by a Chinese sculptor from Chinese granite. But backers are pleased with the result. A visitor...

Mar 19, 2015 · He answered with great resolve, “I have great hope for China because there are thousands of us across China that still have a dream.” Today, there are thousands, if not millions, across China, India, Africa, the Middle East and around the world who still have a dream for human equality, economic stability and non-violent social action.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In January 2005, Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba held a special banquet at the mayor's office as an act of unifying his city's call for peace with King's message of human rights.

Jan 15, 2025 · On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the holiday is just that — time off from work or school.

Jan 18, 2025 · In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan...

Lei Yixin, a renowned sculptor from Changsha, China and the creator of the stone statute in The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, was surrounded by visitors who asked for his autograph on Oct 16, 2011, when the memorial park was officially unveiled. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY.

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.