Help us Celebrate Monday, January 20th
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day by joining us for tons of fun for the whole family. Y of Delaware locations are open to members and non-members so bring your friends!
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 African Americans and to the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Learn more here.
Did you know?
- King’s Birth Name was Michael, not Martin.
- He entered College at the Age of 15 and received his Doctorate in Systematic Theology.
- He received a Nobel Peace Prize when he was thirty-five years old and was then the youngest recipient of the award.