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The History of How Martin Luther King Jr. Day Became a Holiday Newsweek 1/18/2021 Jon Jackson © Central Press/Getty Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his I Have A Dream speech. Martin Luther King Jr. is widely revered as a towering figure in the history of our country and likely the best-known leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Depending on your age and where you grew up, you may not ever recall a time when there wasn t a holiday to commemorate the minister and his legacy. You may also be surprised to learn that Martin Luther King Jr. Day officially designated as Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., but also commonly called MLK Day was not officially observed by every state in the U.S. until 2000.

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