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martin luther king official holiday
Martin Luther king was born the day of January 15 1929 he passed away the day of April 4 1968. Martin Luther king was the chief of spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination. Ronald Regan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed in 1986. . It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.The idea of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday was promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations. . The bill first came to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1979. However, it fell five votes short of the number needed for passage.. The success of this strategy was cemented when musician stevie wonder released the single "happy birthday " to popularize the campaign in 1980 and hosted the Rally for Peace Press Conference in 1981. Six million signatures were collected for a petition to Congress to pass the law, termed by a 2006 article in the nation as the largest petition in favor of an issue in U.S. history. The federal legislation challenges Americans to transform the King Holiday into a day of citizen action volunteer service in honor of Dr. King. other places outside the United States where Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed with equal importance is in the Japanese city of Hiroshima under mayor tadatoshi akiba , who holds a special banquet at the mayor's office as an act of unifying his city's call for peace with King's message of human rights.  Martin luther king fought for the rights of people he had a dream that everyone in the united states would be traeted equal and he achieved that dream he changed the lives of alot of people he opened their eyes. I believe that when martin luther king got assasinated people finaly opened their eyes and came to a conclusion that we should treat people all with same respect and equal rights.One of the quotes that he said was the time is 'always right to do what is right' he presented a speech to america and it was called i have a dream and it touched alot of peoples hearts. |
