On Monday January 19th 2026 Wellington is giving us a day off for Martin Luther King jr Day. Martin Luther KIngs jr is an african american equal rights activist who fought for equal rights with a non violence attempt. He made powerful speeches giving his point powerfully with no violence. He paid the price many times being arrested, assastination attempts, and even his house got bombed.
He is mainly known for his “ I Had A Dream” speech. Where he talked about how he had a dream that everyone would be equal and that kids no matter the skin color would be provided with equal opportunities like drinking from the same water fountain, being allowed in the same school and restaurants. This speech made a huge impact and led to his work paying off and rights of african american people change.
MLK was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4th 1968 at 6:01 pm. He was assassinated at a motel in Memphis Tennessee. The world mourns his death as he made many big impacts which is why we get school this monday to remember the great things he did.
