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MLK Holiday Enactment 1983

The enactment of the MLK holiday into federal law in 1983, led by John Conyers' persistence and supported by various entities and factors.

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Jan 6, 2026

How did Representative John Conyers’ repeated attempts shape the congressional path to the MLK federal holiday?

John Conyers injected the MLK holiday idea into Congress within days of King’s assassination and kept it alive by reintroducing or sponsoring legislation in every session from 1968 through 1983, forci...

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