The United States observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday in January as a federal holiday. Martin Luther King Jr, a leader in the civil rights movement, is honoured by marking the day.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: History, facts, celebrations, all you need to know about the US federal holiday

To Black Americans in the 1960s who were targeted and harassed by the police, 21-year-old Fred Hampton was an empowering figure. To the FBI and its director, J. Edgar Hoover, Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, was a radical threat.

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Martin Luther King Jr Day: History, facts, celebrations, all you need to know about the US federal holiday

'Judas and the Black Messiah': What to know about this much-talked about film