The goal of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Google Doodle honoring the civil rights pioneer is to emphasize that the movement is an ongoing process, not a single moment in time. The Doodle depicts the movement’s arc as it continues forward.

More than 60 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired us to rise against racial injustice, igniting a civil rights movement that is still in motion today.

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Martin, who was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, began preaching as a Baptist minister in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1954. His message of nonviolent civil disobedience and love, delivered in powerful speeches and writings, helped shape the movement’s character.

He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott against racial segregation in the city’s public transportation system. During the March on Washington in 1963, he delivered his iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, in which he called for the abolition of racism.

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Olivia Fields, a Brooklyn, New York-based guest artist, created Monday’s Doodle. She says her life has been shaped by activism in the past and continues to be shaped by the ongoing movement. She stated that she was inspired to create the Doodle by a famous King quote that reflected his ever-optimistic view of how long it would take to achieve social justice: “For how long? Not for long because the moral universe’s arc is long, but it bends toward justice. For how long? Not for long, “On March 25, 1965, he delivered a speech after completing the Selma-to-Montgomery march in Alabama.

“I chose to concentrate on the visual of an arc to establish movement in the piece,” Fields explained to Google. “Although it is focused on the future, I hope people consider the significance of the connection, particularly in this present moment.”

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“It goes without saying how important (and necessary) support is,” she explained.

The actual anniversary of King’s birth was on Saturday, but a federal holiday signed into law in 1983 designates the third Monday of January as King’s birthday. Every year, communities across the United States commemorate King’s leadership with marches, speeches, lectures, and musical performances.