Having read the notion that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day has something to do with
national service,
which seems to me to be far off the mark, I asked a representative
62-year old black woman, namely, Mrs. Dorothy Rozeff, what this day
meant in her view. Her response was that Martin Luther King, Jr. led a
civil rights movement.
2 Comments in Response to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 21
Since we have chosen to honor a man for his contribution to advancing the civil rights of American citizens our honor of him must also be for a man who was an adulterer, hypocrite, lier, and who slapped women around. If you celebrate King you must celebrate the whole man, not some fantasy demi-god.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/01/18/internet_freedom_day_why_tweeting_mlk_s_i_have_a_dream_speech_is_now_civil.html