Martin Luther King’s Day

Martin Luther King’s Day By: Fernando & Louis 1º Bachillerato B

Who was Martin Luther King ?
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement King became a civil rights activist early in his career, leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. . In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.

Who was Martin Luther King ?
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. Martin Luther King’s Day was established as a national holiday in the United States in 1986. In 2004, King was posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.

Martin Luther King’s Day
15 years after his murder, the conmemoration was official; Martin Luther King’s day. The member of the congress John Conyers, was the first one in introducing legislation for this conmemoration 4 days after King’s death.The proposal wasn’t as successful as it was expected but later, a lot of requestings were sent supporting the proposal.

Martin Luther King’s Day
The Congress passed the legislation in 1983, which was turned into law by the President Ronald Reagan. It was determinated to celebrate this day the third Monday of January instead of 15th January, King’s birthday.
This festivity is adopted in 44 States.
New Hampshire is the last State including the official conmemoration of Luther King’s Day

Martin Luther King’s Day

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