Dr. Martin Luther King...There's a Day for That?

Can you tell me what day Dr. Martin Luther King Day is? Oh, you say you didn't know that was a day, huh? Well, it is indeed a day that is celebrated on the third Monday of each January in America. This year, 2011, it was celebrated on January 17th, which is two days after his birthday, January 15th. Many people believe that the day that his life is "celebrated" is or was the day he was born, but many years, that is not the case.

It seems to me, as popular as Dr. Martin Luther King is/was, not enough people know about his accomplishments and about him as a person. From the appearance of things, this day is just another of those days that people get out of school or off of work and they don't pay too much attention to the actual significance of the day or of the man that this day is celebrating. I believe that many holidays have actually taken this route in America. Many students don't really care what day they get off, they just eagerly greet the day with optimism, knowing that they can spend their time at home in the bed or hanging out with friends all day.

With this said, I think that when 2012 comes around, I will take the time to learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King and the movement that he was in. I will also pay homage to all of the other individuals that helped in the same movement as Dr. King that do not got paid as much respect: Rosa Parks, W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, etc.