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Monday, January 17, 2011
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news latest updates is, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the third Monday of each January as the official holiday in 1983 -- 15 years after an assassin took the civil-rights leader's life in 1968. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is the only citizen who was not an American president to be honored with a national holiday. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the holiday.
King, organizer of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, preached non-violence as he served as an alternative to some more militant factions engaged in the mid-1960s battle for civil rights.
Along with preaching about equality he also expressed concern over poverty.
He is perhaps most remembered for his “I Have A Dream” speech, parts of which are likely to be repeated across the nation on Monday. King delivered the speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as he spearheaded the March on Washington, which, according to infoplease.com , brought together more than 200,000 people.
Read More: Memorable Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes
