(NewsNation) — The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day for just the second time, but the occasion is one of reflection rather than concern for King’s family.

Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader, told MSBC that Trump’s inauguration falling on the same day as the national holiday that honors her father draws attention to the legacy of service that King left behind.

“It points us back to King,” Bernice King said in the interview. “It says, ‘When we move forward, we’ve got to do in the spirit of King.’”

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and was first observed in 1986. Since then, only the inauguration of former President Bill Clinton in 1997 coincided with the federal holiday. In 2013, former President Barack Obama was sworn in during a private ceremony on Jan. 20, which fell on a Sunday.

However, a public ceremony was held the following day, which fell on the federal holiday. Obama’s inauguration ceremony included a Bible that belonged to King. The next time the federal holiday falls on Jan. 20 will come in 2053 for the swearing-in of the winner of the 2052 presidential election.

While the inauguration is always scheduled for Jan. 20, MLK Day falls on the third Monday of January each year.

Bernice King, who was 5 years old when her father was assassinated in 1968, has been critical of Trump in the past. However, she told MSNBC that she wanted those who felt defeated by Trump’s victory in the 2024 election to stay focused on the message of nonviolence preached by her father.

“We have to strategize. We’ve been missing the strategy. We’ve been missing the spirit of Dr. King,” she said in the televised interview. “The spirit of Dr. King is nonviolence. And nonviolence is not just a posture, it’s a mindset. For us, we define it as a love-centered way of thinking, speaking, acting and engaging that leads to personal, cultural and societal transformation.”

Trump’s son, Martin Luther King III, told NBC News on Sunday that it is important for Trump to work to unify the country rather than to tear it apart.

“If you said you wanted to be a uniter, then those who didn’t support you, you need to reach out to them or allow them to reach out to you,” King’s son said in an interview with “Meet The Press”.  “We’re not reflective of the ‘United’ States of America right this moment, in my judgment.”

Civil rights activists also stressed the importance of recognizing the timing of Trump’s inauguration and the holiday remembering King. Like King’s family, the Rev. Al Sharpton told USA Today the convergence of the two events serves as a reminder of King’s message that the work never stops.

However, Sharpton said that to remain silent on Trump’s past rhetoric would be a disservice to King’s legacy.

“Everything that Dr. King stood for, Donald Trump has stated clearly he wants to dislodge,” Sharpton said, according to the report.

Bernice King and other faith leaders will participate in a program at the King Center in Atlanta on Monday. She said it is important for people to listen to Trump’s speech as he is sworn in for a second time.

“Regardless of what people feel or think about President-elect Trump, at this point he’s going to be the president of the United States,’’ she said, according to USA Today. “We need to hear what he says. It does not need to be ignored, because you cannot create an effective strategy making assumptions.’’