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"Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events: Celebrations Across the Nation"

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"Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events: Celebrations Across the Nation"
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s views were once considered radical by much of white America, including the government, and he was the subject of FBI surveillance. Despite this, he is now widely lauded as a hero for his nonviolent crusade against racial injustice. The fight to establish MLK Day as a federal holiday was a long one, eventually succeeding in 1986, and it is now dedicated to volunteer service in honor of King's legacy.

Topics:nationhistory-civil-rights-movement#civil-rights#fbi-surveillance#federal-holiday#history-civil-rights-movement#martin-luther-king-jr#mlk-day
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  2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Cape Cod: Donation drives, speeches, an art show and a walk  Cape Cod Times
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday. Here is some Augusta-area fun for the long weekend  The Augusta Chronicle
  4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Events planned across Greater Cincinnati  WLWT Cincinnati
  5. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Sonoma, Napa counties  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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