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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. With 30+ Fascinating Facts About the Civil Rights Icon
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared the third Monday of January each year Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal ...
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: When did it become a holiday? What to know about his assassination
Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.
Voices: On a rare overlap of two important events, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy can help us understand ‘disagreeing better’
The convergence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day invites reflection on shared ideals and how we can embody them in our own ...
How Stevie Wonder, John Conyers and the UAW made MLK Day a holiday | Opinion
Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
The Search for Lessons in Trump’s Return on Martin Luther King Day
The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Tennessee: What’s open, closed? Will kids have school?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the presidential ... the holiday will also coincide with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: When did it become a holiday? What to know about his assassination
Martin Luther ... King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to recognize it, according to Smithsonian.com. On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed ...