Kelso schools and offices are closed Monday, January 19, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Baptist minister and social activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) dedicated his life to the nonviolent struggle for justice in the United States. King's leadership played a pivotal role in ending entrenched segregation for Black Americans and to the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Here are 10 Things you may not know about him.

