A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.
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MLK Day, National Day of Racial Healing, James Baldwin
Happy New Year to you. Thank you so much for havin' me back. - Yes. So it is that time of year again, we're comin' up on the Martin Luther King ... Day of Racial Healing? - Well first of all, let ...
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‘This is his legacy’: Late Rev. ‘Happy’ Watkins front-of-mind at first MLK Day celebration without the civil rights leader
“This is the first MLK Day without him, and I’m just sad,” Gandy said. “But I’m also happy, because this is ... Gardner went on to say the NAACP has been fighting and advocating for ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there
“People say that ... a song, “Happy Birthday,” to rally support. In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the ...
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MLK Jr. Day: What to know about the holiday honoring civil rights leader
On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King ... housing and against the ...
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The Long Struggle to Establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Long Struggle to Establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day The Rev. Martin Luther King ... housing and against the Vietnam War. “People say that King is moving too fast after 1965 and basically ...
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A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...