COLUMBIA, S.C. — Civil rights chief Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is commemorated with a federal vacation on the third Monday in January. It's a day to recollect the wrestle for civil rights on this nation, and lots of see it as a day of service to their group.
In Columbia, MLK Day begins off with a prayer service after which the South Carolina NAAP's annual King Day on the Dome march from Zion Baptist Church on Washington Road to Important Road, ending on the State Home.
Different occasions right now embody
- 10 a.m.: Carols of the Wrestle at Chapelle Memorial AME Church, 1101 Pine St., Columbia
- all day: Columbia Museum of Artwork providing free admission to displays and A Storytelling Celebration of the lifetime of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 4 p.m.: thirty fifth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ceremony at MLK Group Middle, 2300 Greene St. (in 5 Factors). Keynote speaker might be Columbia native and NBA Corridor of Famer Alex English.