Alabama has three state holidays that commemorate Confederate leaders: Robert E. Lee’s birthday, which is commemorated in ...

Mississippi celebrates the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Memorial Day. Here's what to know about the ...

Supporters, meanwhile, were still calling for federal holiday status. In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

As the president wages a war on DEI and threatens to roll back other civil rights efforts, the King family is continuing the ...