SNL’s Martin Luther King Discovers Civil Rights, As Done by Millennials

With the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, it’s time for America to sit and reflect on how far racial relations have come since the legendary civil rights leader led a march fifty years ago that was later turned into a movie.

But according to this SNL skit, even the ghost of MLK and the jaded millennials of today have no idea how Selma wasn’t nominated — or why protesting involves a lot more #hashtags, or why no one actually thinks about the legacy of Dr. King on Martin Luther King day. (As Pete Davidson notes, it’s just the day people decide not to go to the office. #progress.)

Watch below via NBC:

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