Is King still king?

I think that in today's society Dr. King isn't being talked about as much anymore. I think that most African Americans take for granted the freedom that they have now and do not realize the sacrifices that he made for us. We treat the Monday we have off as just a free day from school and not the day we are supposed to honor him. For our grandparents Dr. King was a martyr for his people and most of us aren't even sure of the facts of his life and his actions while he was living. I think that we should devote at least one week in our history classes to studying in detail his life and activism.