Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

and service initiatives. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade was rescheduled because of weather in January.

Montgomerians marched in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. along Dexter Avenue on Monday to honor the civil rights leader in a parade that was delayed nearly a month from MLK Day in January.