The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...
Why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Message Still Matters in the Second Trump Era
Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, writes John Hope Bryant ...
USA Today12d
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: When did it become a holiday? What to know about his assassination
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in ... From standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to writing letters from a Birmingham jail, King's work ...
Lincoln Journal Star12d
30 years of inspiring others: Lincoln's Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally marks milestone
In his 28 years leading the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally ... a walk from the Capitol to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus. Out of all the people walking alongside ...
The Spokesman-Review11d
Thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Election Day
Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day ... to bind up the nation’s wounds ...
Arizona Daily Star13d
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 ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press11d
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 ...
The Columbian13d
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
FILE - Passengers depart the Caltrain Norcal MLK Celebration Train in San Francisco on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File ...