King Still King?

I don't really know anyhting about Martin Luther King Jr. I don't know much about the civil rights movement, or even the time period it happened in. I don't encounter civil rights issues on a daily basis, given that I rarely listen to or watch the news, and am now taking a history class. However, I do know that King was AND STILL IS the voice of African Americans speaking up for their rights. We have a day to celebrate him, every year. A holiday where we actually get a day off. Civil rights writings and speakers constantly base their arguments and ideas off of those of Martin Luther King Jr. He is taught about to children as early as in first grade (which is when I first heard of him) and continuously throughout their education. He is portrayed as the foundation of the movement of the oppressed, both for African and non-African Americans. As I don't as often hear other names of civil rights leaders, I say yes, King is still king.