Little Known Black History Fact: MLK’s National Day of Service

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    Monday, January 21, 2013 is the day that we observe the work of civil rights visionary, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  The legislation making Dr. King’s birthday a federal holiday was signed in 1983 under the Reagan administration, but it would take an additional 17 years for the entire U.S. to embrace the MLK holiday.

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