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All About the Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr Day (Spanish)

1 minutes 25 seconds

Now Playing As: Described (Spanish) (change)

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
Release Year: 2016
Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media
Series: All About the Holidays

Shofar superimposed over the image of an ornate synagogue sanctuary with light streaming in. Title card reads, "Shofar." Caption. Is blown 100 times to celebrate the story of creation.

Digital illustration of a post and lintel streaked with red. Pyramid structures and moon in background. Caption. So the plague would pass over them.

Crowd of people wearing dirndls and lederhosen cheer in foreground. Old map and portrait of nineteenth-century couple in background. Caption. The 40,000 guests had such a good time.

Closeup of a wooden Kwanzaa kinara with red, green and black candles. Heap of fruits and vegetables fills background.

Digital illustration of Jesus Christ framed by a golden halo and standing in the doorway of a tomb. Caption. Christians believe Jesus Christ came back to life.

Collage of two figures with exaggerated heads wearing Celtic costumes and standing in a field beneath a stormy sky. Bare trees scattered in background.

A gold menorah lit with flames superimposed in front of a mud brick wall with a doorway framing the moon.

Series of blue toned illustrations depicting stories of Hindu deities and demons. Caption. It began as an ancient Hindu celebration.

Aerial view. Rows of flaming clay lamps fill frame. Title card reads, "Diyas." Caption. Diwali is named after the clay lamps, or diyas.

Old-fashioned radio rests on a wooden ledge next to a plate of Christmas tree and smiley faces cookies.