SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Each year, on the third Monday in January, Americans recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. During the time he was the leading figure against discrimination and segregation in the south, King made a stop in South Dakota.  It was 1961 when King made his first trip to the state. Part of the visit included an interview at the KELOLAND studios. You can watch the full interview in the player above. Doug Hill asked the civil rights leader several questions. The 12-minute long interview focused on how the pursuit of non-violence would be the driving force behind the civil rights movement. Julian Beaudion, Sioux Falls community leader and director of the South Dakota African American History Museum, told KELOLAND News in 2022 Dr. King’s brief visit to Sioux Falls left him feeling “unwelcome” in the community Beaudion highlighted how King couldn’t stay at any hotels as well because of segregation at the time and how he had to use a back entrance instead of the same entrance as white citizens who came to hear him speak.  A sculpture stands at Van Eps Park in Sioux Falls, near to where Dr. King visited over 60 years ago. Porter Williams of Sioux Falls is the artist behind the sculpture and several of the busts featured in the African American History Museum.