On January 20, Americans will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King was a leader of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He spread a message of equality for all people.
The holiday is also a national day of service. A project called Realize the Dream encourages people to volunteer all year. The name was inspired by King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The goal is for volunteers to log 100 million hours of community service by the 100th anniversary of King’s birth, in 2029.