Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Remembering the slain civil rights leader

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2014 was marked in a variety of ways including a Google Doodle and a call to make today “No Shots Fired” Day in honor of King’s dedication to nonviolence. Here’s a look at other ways in which the day was remembered: (Reg Lancaster / Getty Images)

Jan. 20, 2014 10:29 AM PT

Members of the Brotherhood Choir performed a gospel song as part of observances held at Eglin’s East Gate Chapel in Eglin, Fla. (Devon Ravine / Associated Press)

Schoolchildren visited King’s grave site in Atlanta. King was born in Atlanta on Jan. 15, 1929. He was gunned down April 4, 1968. Had he lived, he would have just celebrated his 85th birthday. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

Sakidra Davis carried the civil rights leader’s image during the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration parade and march, held in Dallas this weekend. (Sarah Hoffman / Associated Press)

Minister Mike Yates took a photograph of a 5-foot, 8-inch cake crafted to represented King’s presence during a birthday celebration this weekend at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Conroe, Texas. Fried catfish, corn dogs and barbecue were also on the celebratory menu. (Ana Ramirez / Associated Press)

People marched down Washington Street toward Greater Norris Chapel Baptist Church during the Henderson County Black History Committee’s Celebration in Henderson, Ky. (Darrin Phegley / Associated Press)

Two single red roses were placed near the tomb of King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, in Atlanta. (Erik S. Lesser / EPA)

The men’s choir from the People’s Community Baptist Church in Silver Spring, Md., sang at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)

A commemorative service was held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Erik S. Lesser / EPA)

Vice President Joe Biden, with the Rev. Al Sharpton, speaks at the National Action Network’s annual King Day Breakfast, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)