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How Stevie Wonder, John Conyers and the UAW made MLK Day a holiday | Opinion
Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
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How Stevie Wonder, John Conyers and the UAW made MLK Day a holiday | Opinion
where he delivered a speech, “The Other America,” at Grosse Pointe High School (later renamed, Grosse Pointe South High School.) Four days after his assassination, U.S. Rep. John Conyers ...
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great ...
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It took more than a dream to establish Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
John Conyers of Michigan ... In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress ...
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
John Conyers of Michigan ... In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress ...
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MLK Day: The long struggle to establish the federal holiday
John Conyers of Michigan ... In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress ...