January 16 ? Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Did you know that the percentage of Black or African American adults with a four-year college degree increased by about 24 percent from 1964 to 2020? Celebrate this day with students by sharing with them our elementary school history activity, I Have a Dream ? Learning About Martin Luther King Jr. Learn key statistics like this and others such as changes in the U.S. population, voting rates and education levels of Americans since the early 1960s when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his ?I Have a Dream? speech.

Plan ahead: Check out our National Hobby Month and National Spouses Day (January 26) resources, Black (African American) History Month Fun Facts, Valentine?s Day Fun Facts (February 14), and President?s Day Warm-up Activity (February 20) and use our Monthly Highlights page to plan your month!

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