Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Martin Luther King Day's history, however, was fraught with controversy and took years just to get on the federal government's official calendars.

MLK Jr. Day...A Day to Volunteer in Our Community

Representatives for the Occupy Missoula movement say they will remove a large green tent from the county courthouse lawn on or before Martin Luther King Jr. Day but will remain on the grounds.