This exhibit includes a recording of a speech Dr. King delivered at ASU in 1964 as well as a timeline of the various efforts behind the recognition of “King Day” as an official holiday here in Arizona.
Celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prolific Civil Rights leader whose ideas transformed the nation. Following his assassination in 1968, many attempts were made on both national and state levels to pass a holiday honoring his legacy.
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