Question

Describe the role that Dr. King’s wife Coretta played in making King’s birthday a holiday. *

Answer 1

Answer:

Representative John Conyers introduced the first motion to make King's birthday a federal holiday in 1968, just four days after King's assassination in Memphis. It took another 11 years to the federal holiday to come up for a vote on the House of Representatives floor in 1979.

Explanation:

On Nov. 3, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill marking the third Monday of January, as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to the center. The holiday was to begin in 1986. In January 1986, the first national Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed.

Answer 2

Answer:

King founded the King Center and sought to make his birthday a national holiday. She finally succeeded when Ronald Reagan signed legislation which established Martin Luther King Jr. Day on November 2, 1983. She later broadened her scope to include both advocacy for LGBT rights and opposition to apartheid.

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