AP Photos: MLK Holiday
AP Photos: MLK Holiday
John McWilliams holds his daughter, Anna Elizabeth, 4, during the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. birthday service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Jeremy Canan, of Philadelphia, holds a drawing of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he joins other marchers in taking part in the annual parade to mark King’s birthday Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Denver. Marchers gathered with politicians in spite of cold temperatures, a light snow and slippery roads to walk from Denver’s City Park to Civic Center Park to note the holiday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton, foreground right, get together at the National Action Network House of Justice, in New York, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Prominent lawmakers and community leaders took aim at President Donald Trump’s racial rhetoric at a New York commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Qeristin Warnick, left, and her sister Makayla look at the program with their grand father Councilman Sam Davis during the Martin Luther King, Jr. annual commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Phil Skinner/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., top center, works with youth volunteers sorting items such as gloves, cleaning supplies and personal care items for distribution to needy residents in the North End of Winchester, Va.m during the 18th annual United Way Northern Shenandoah Valley Martin Luther King Jr. Day Youth Outreach event Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)
Priscilla Owens waves a flag and holds up items featuring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during an MLK parade on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Candy is thrown from a float during a parade honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Gabrielle Gressem, 6, celebrates with her father John after she’d read a portion of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous “I Have a Dream” speech at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the city’s North Side on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. “He changed America so black people and white people can go to the same places,” Gabrielle said of King. The Gressem family lives in Monroeville. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
A boy holds a painting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day 32nd annual Interfaith Community Program at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Hundreds of people marched in a parade and attended the program honoring King, where speakers talked about the need in continuing to strive for justice and equality. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
The Isiserettes perform during a break in a parade honoring civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Lesa Webb of Denver holds a placard as she gathers to take part in the annual parade to mark the birthday of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Denver. Marchers gathered with politicians in spite of cold temperatures, a light snow and slippery roads to walk from Denver’s City Park to Civic Center Park to note the holiday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King speaks during the Martin Luther King, Jr. annual commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Phil Skinner/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Marchers participate in the Martin Luther King day parade in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Brandon Wade/Star-Telegram via AP)
Kristian Stallworth Jr., 6, sings the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. birthday service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
John McWilliams holds his daughter, Anna Elizabeth, 4, during the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. birthday service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
John McWilliams holds his daughter, Anna Elizabeth, 4, during the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. birthday service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Jeremy Canan, of Philadelphia, holds a drawing of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he joins other marchers in taking part in the annual parade to mark King’s birthday Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Denver. Marchers gathered with politicians in spite of cold temperatures, a light snow and slippery roads to walk from Denver’s City Park to Civic Center Park to note the holiday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Jeremy Canan, of Philadelphia, holds a drawing of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he joins other marchers in taking part in the annual parade to mark King’s birthday Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Denver. Marchers gathered with politicians in spite of cold temperatures, a light snow and slippery roads to walk from Denver’s City Park to Civic Center Park to note the holiday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton, foreground right, get together at the National Action Network House of Justice, in New York, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Prominent lawmakers and community leaders took aim at President Donald Trump’s racial rhetoric at a New York commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton, foreground right, get together at the National Action Network House of Justice, in New York, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Prominent lawmakers and community leaders took aim at President Donald Trump’s racial rhetoric at a New York commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Qeristin Warnick, left, and her sister Makayla look at the program with their grand father Councilman Sam Davis during the Martin Luther King, Jr. annual commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Phil Skinner/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Qeristin Warnick, left, and her sister Makayla look at the program with their grand father Councilman Sam Davis during the Martin Luther King, Jr. annual commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Phil Skinner/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., top center, works with youth volunteers sorting items such as gloves, cleaning supplies and personal care items for distribution to needy residents in the North End of Winchester, Va.m during the 18th annual United Way Northern Shenandoah Valley Martin Luther King Jr. Day Youth Outreach event Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., top center, works with youth volunteers sorting items such as gloves, cleaning supplies and personal care items for distribution to needy residents in the North End of Winchester, Va.m during the 18th annual United Way Northern Shenandoah Valley Martin Luther King Jr. Day Youth Outreach event Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)
Priscilla Owens waves a flag and holds up items featuring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during an MLK parade on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Priscilla Owens waves a flag and holds up items featuring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during an MLK parade on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Candy is thrown from a float during a parade honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Candy is thrown from a float during a parade honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Gabrielle Gressem, 6, celebrates with her father John after she’d read a portion of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous “I Have a Dream” speech at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the city’s North Side on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. “He changed America so black people and white people can go to the same places,” Gabrielle said of King. The Gressem family lives in Monroeville. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Gabrielle Gressem, 6, celebrates with her father John after she’d read a portion of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous “I Have a Dream” speech at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the city’s North Side on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. “He changed America so black people and white people can go to the same places,” Gabrielle said of King. The Gressem family lives in Monroeville. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
A boy holds a painting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day 32nd annual Interfaith Community Program at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Hundreds of people marched in a parade and attended the program honoring King, where speakers talked about the need in continuing to strive for justice and equality. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
A boy holds a painting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day 32nd annual Interfaith Community Program at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Hundreds of people marched in a parade and attended the program honoring King, where speakers talked about the need in continuing to strive for justice and equality. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
The Isiserettes perform during a break in a parade honoring civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
The Isiserettes perform during a break in a parade honoring civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Houston. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Lesa Webb of Denver holds a placard as she gathers to take part in the annual parade to mark the birthday of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Denver. Marchers gathered with politicians in spite of cold temperatures, a light snow and slippery roads to walk from Denver’s City Park to Civic Center Park to note the holiday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Lesa Webb of Denver holds a placard as she gathers to take part in the annual parade to mark the birthday of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Denver. Marchers gathered with politicians in spite of cold temperatures, a light snow and slippery roads to walk from Denver’s City Park to Civic Center Park to note the holiday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King speaks during the Martin Luther King, Jr. annual commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Phil Skinner/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King speaks during the Martin Luther King, Jr. annual commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Phil Skinner/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Marchers participate in the Martin Luther King day parade in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Brandon Wade/Star-Telegram via AP)
Marchers participate in the Martin Luther King day parade in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. (Brandon Wade/Star-Telegram via AP)
Kristian Stallworth Jr., 6, sings the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. birthday service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Kristian Stallworth Jr., 6, sings the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. birthday service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
At gatherings across the nation, activists, residents and teachers honored Martin Luther King Jr., the late civil rights leader, on what would have been his 89th birthday and ahead of the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee.
King’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, urged people to remember her father by doing “an act of kindness toward someone of another race” between now and April 4, the day the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968.