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When did MLK Day become a federal holiday? What to know about the national day of service
Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come together ...
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How did MLK Day become law?
ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of ... A large segment of the population has never known the calendar without an MLK Day -- but it's actually not quite as old as ...
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MLK Jr. Day: What to know about the holiday honoring civil rights leader
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waved ... of the holiday had a prolonged, difficult path to acceptance. The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation ...
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MLK Day: The long struggle to establish the federal holiday
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave ... of the holiday had a prolonged, difficult path to acceptance. The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation ...
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Trump inauguration and MLK Day: How social justice activists plan to remember the civil rights icon this year
To some Long Island social justice and civil rights advocates, having Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday take place the same day as Donald Trump's inauguration is a vivid ...
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A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
While the holiday is a time-honored tradition, it had a prolonged path to acceptance. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the ...