When Is Martin Luther King Birthday 2024. King was a baptist minister from the southern state of alabama, and a leader in the fight against racial inequality in the united states. Places where he made history and of the greater civil rights movement he influenced are preserved in many national parks and in local communities around the country.
This year, it takes place on monday, jan. For 15 years after martin luther king jr.’s death activists rallied to make mlk day a federal holiday.