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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 9 Ways to Honor His Legacy Marches and parades are on pause this year. But streamed events and exhibitions are still commemorating King’s achievements. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963.Credit.Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Published Jan. 14, 2021Updated Jan. 20, 2021 The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed this year on Jan. 18, became a national holiday in 1983, 15 years after the death of the civil rights leader. Because the arc of history has a few kinks in it, some states declined to celebrate it until 2000 or adopted names that dilute King’s import. (Alabama and Mississippi observe it in conjunction with Robert E. Lee Day, a symbolic swipe) ....