Reagan establishes national holiday for MLK , Nov. 2, 1983
Nov 2, 2017 · During a White House Rose Garden ceremony held on this day in 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed into law a bill creating a national holiday to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King...
Ronald Reagan and the Rewriting of Martin Luther King’s Legacy
Jan 18, 2016 · Ronald Reagan invoked Dr. King’s legacy to fit with his larger political and rhetorical aims. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR.
Proclamation 5597 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1987 - Ronald Reagan
In celebrating the birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we honor an American who recognized the great injustice of segregation and discrimination, and made it his life's purpose and toil to right those wrongs in favor of justice, freedom, equality, fairness, and reconciliation.
What goes into making a Federal holiday: Ronald Reagan and Martin …
Jan 16, 2017 · On November 2, 1983 President Reagan signed into law the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. day as a federal holiday to honor an American visionary, civil rights activist, and champion of the downtrodden.
Proclamation 5927 -- Martin Luther King, Jr | Ronald Reagan
Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, January 16, 1989, as Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law, designating the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This article argues that President Ronald Reagan appropriated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 's words and memory to suggest equal opportunity in the United States had been largely achieved.
May 2, 2024 · Martin Luther King, Jr., a legal public holiday to be observed on the third Monday of every January (P.L. 98-144). President Reagan delivered the remarks “Message on the Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day” on January …
Martin Luther King, Jr. | The Ronald Reagan Presidential …
In November 1983 President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing the third Monday of January as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday.
Proclamation 5431 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1986 - Ronald Reagan
King's was truly a prophetic voice that reached out over the chasms of hostility, prejudice, ignorance, and fear to touch the conscience of America. He challenged us to make real the promise of America as a land of freedom, equality, opportunity, and brotherhood.