All About the Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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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.

Media Details

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.