Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Will that change?

The holiday is the only federally-designated day of service. People are encouraged to participate in a “day of action” and spend the day doing something charitable to uplift their communities.

Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the Civil Rights Movement. Read about his “I Have a Dream” speech, quotes, holiday, kids, assassination, and more facts.

As the nation pauses to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy to the United States, the stock markets in the country will close for the day. The New York Stock Exchange will close for a long weekend after normal trading hours on Friday,

Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. Here's what's open and closed during the national holiday.

On Monday, the nation will recognize the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a national holiday.

In the coming weeks, central Iowa and the rest of the United States will celebrate and honor the life of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

The US Embassy in Kenya announced that it would close on Monday, January 20, to honour Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It coincides with Donald Trump's inauguration.

The King Holiday Service Act was signed into law in 1994. It remains the only national designated day of service in the United States.

San Diego residents and local leaders gathered Friday morning to honor the past, celebrate the present and prepare for future challenges at the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Awards breakfast.

The civil rights icon had visited Temple Beth-El in 1967 and delivered a speech in which he denounced inequality, violence on the domestic front and conflict overseas in Vietnam.