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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Martin Luther King Jr. Day
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Martin Luther King Jr. Day
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Martin Luther King Day's history, however, was fraught with controversy and took years just to get on the federal government's official calendars.
Events To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr
Events To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr
Events To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr
Most people remember Martin Luther King Jr as the man that lead the peaceful march of 250,000 people in  Washington, D.C., then delivered his address, "l Have a Dream".   At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He turned the prize money for winning the award, over $50,000 over to his cause. Today, we remember Martin