The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Despite initial opposition and skepticism from Americans, particularly due to King's radical speeches on poverty, housing, and the Vietnam War, the holiday was finally signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, and later expanded to include a National Day of Service by President Bill Clinton in 1994
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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
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a federal holiday.
The long struggle for some states, including Arizona, 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 great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor King in the same way. On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recogni…

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. For some, the holiday is just that —
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