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It's been two weeks since the 118th Congress opened. On Monday, Jan. 16 we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Here's what Congress could learn from him.
Marvel at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is ranked #15 out of 41 things to do in Washington, ... (a reference to the year the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress) ...
Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled extensively in the ... Rights Act of 1964 and especially that year, King came here to ... and at an American Jewish Congress ...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was fond of saying, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” ... Congress passed the Civil Rights Act into law, ...
Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 94 on Jan. 15 as Jacksonville and the nation honors the civil rights champion. So it seems like a good opportunity to remind those in Northeast Florida ...
1994 – Congress designates the holiday as a national day of service through the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday and Service Act. 1999 – New Hampshire becomes the last state to adopt a ...
In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.
Martin Luther King III and his family and other advocates will spend Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in Phoenix to rally, march for voting rights.
In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.
But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968.
But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968.
1973 – Illinois is the first state to adopt Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday. November 4, 1978 – The National Council of Churches urges Congress to enact the holiday.