Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Bill
Additional cosponsors for S. 743
Introduction of H.R. 1810, to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday
Resolution by Freeholder Lattimore for the committee of the whole
A copy of Resolution # 194 concerning making the birthday of Dr. King a national holiday by the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Introduction of H.R. 16831, to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday
Introduction of H.R. 5895, to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday bill
Speech honoring Dr. Martin Luther King
Letter to congressman Louis Stokes from Matilda McGowan
A notifying letter that the Board of Chosen Freeholders sends Stokes a copy of Resolution # 194 concerning making the birthday of Dr. King a national holiday.
Letter from John Conyers to his colleagues regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday bill
Introduction of and asking for co-sponsors for the MLK Holiday bill.
Civil Rights Activist Walter Fauntroy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader, and future delegate to U.S. Congress, Walter Fauntroy meets with other civil rights activists after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King’s birthday-January 15-should be a national holiday
Sen. Ryan's speech on making January 15, the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national holiday. In the speech, he advocates the bill, H.R. 7703 (designating January 15 a national holiday), submitted by John Conyers.
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY)
Eight African Americans serving in Congress said that Judge Clement F. Haynsworth's record on civil rights demonstrated his "infidelity to the principles of racial equality which are contained in the Constitution." Rep. John Conyers Jr., Democrat - Michigan (L) and...