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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, January 17, 2011
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Today in the U.S. is Martin Luther King, Jr Day. King was a
civil rights leader during the 1950s and 60s, and his
influence lived on long after he was killed in 1968. Read
on to find out more about this leader and the holiday meant
to honor him.
Enjoy!
Melissa
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: ?In giving rights to others which belong to them, we
give rights to ourselves and to our country.?
HINT: (1917-1963), American 35th US President.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Congressman John Conyers, Democrat from Michigan, first
introduced legislation for a commemorative holiday four
days after King was assassinated in 1968. After the bill
became stalled, petitions endorsing the holiday containing
six million names were submitted to Congress.
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Congress passed the holiday legislation in 1983, which was
then signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. A
compromise moving the holiday from Jan. 15, King's birthday,
which was considered too close to Christmas and New Year's,
to the third Monday in January helped overcome opposition
to the law.
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King led the black boycott (1955-56) of segregated city bus
lines and in 1956 gained a major victory and prestige as a
civil-rights leader when Montgomery buses began to operate
on a desegregated basis.
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VIDEO CLIP
Year of Assassins- 1968
In 1968, the country lost two giants; MLK jr. and Robert
Kennedy. As the country tried to heal its wounds, the
Black Power movement turns to arming themselves.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=6210
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In 1963, King delivered his powerful "I Have a Dream" speech
to an audience of 200,000 during the March on Washington.
The following year, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of
1964, outlawing segregation in public accommodations and
discrimination in education and employment.
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Some opponents of the federal holiday said King did not
deserve his own holiday?contending that the entire civil
rights movement rather than one individual, however
instrumental, should be honored.
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New Hampshire wasthe last state to adopt MLK Day as a paid
state holiday, replacing its optional Civil Rights Day in
1999.
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QUOTE: ?In giving rights to others which belong to them, we
give rights to ourselves and to our country.?
ANSWER: John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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