MLK Day

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.