All About the Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1 minutes 25 seconds

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The third Monday in January is a national holiday observing the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Learn more about this leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Part of the “All About the Holidays” series.

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Runtime: 1 minutes 25 seconds

Topic: Biographies, History, Social Science
Subtopic: African-Americans, Holidays, King, Martin Luther Jr.
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
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Release Year: 2016
Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media
Series: All About the Holidays

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Viewer Comments

Danny C. (Wilson, NC)

February 3rd, 2021 at 07:42 AM

Helped with our study of the meaning of MLK Day during At-Home Remote Learning. Thank You for the service.
JANE W. (Slc, UT)

January 22nd, 2020 at 05:50 PM

This was a really fun video to explain MLK day.

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