Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Pictures

The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the day that honors him, in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The annual Martin Luther King Day march in Memphis. Hundreds marched from the north end of downtown Memphis in honor of the civil rights leader to the site where King was assassinated in 1968, which now houses the National Civil Rights Museum. Mike Brown/Getty Images
People aboard a float from Florida International University during a parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a civil-rights icon, who was lambasted over the weekend by President-elect Donald Trump after Lewis questioned the legitimacy of Trump's election, speaks at the 5000 Role Models of Excellence breakfast at Jungle Island on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Miami. Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images
An eternal flame burns at the gravesite of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. AP Photo/Branden Camp
Marchers carry signs through downtown Memphis during Martin Luther King Day. Mike Brown/Getty Images
James R. Johnson hands out programs before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. AP Photo/Branden Camp
Bernice King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church where King preached, in Atlanta. AP Photo/Branden Camp
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. AP Photo/Branden Camp
People watch the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church from outside, in Atlanta. AP Photo/Branden Camp
Rodney Baltimore points to people in the crowd as he tosses candy during a parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
A woman sings during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. AP Photo/Branden Camp
Cynthia Bailey pumps her fist outside the National Civil Rights Museum following the annual Martin Luther King Day march in Memphis. Mike Brown/Getty Images
Keith Andrews visits the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the day that honors him, in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images