Martin Luther King day

Lewis · Jan 17, 2011

Ronald Reagan and Coretta Scott King at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day signing ceremony

At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, creating a federal holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986.
The bill established the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to oversee observance of the holiday, and Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife, was made a member of this commission for life by President George H. W. Bush in May 1989.
Reluctance to observe

Senator Jesse Helms (Republican of North Carolina) led opposition to the bill and questioned whether King was important enough to receive such an honor. He also criticized King's opposition to the Vietnam War and accused him of espousing "action-oriented Marxism".
President Ronald Reagan was also at first opposed to the holiday, citing cost concerns. He signed the measure only after Congress passed it with an overwhelming veto-proof majority (338 to 90 in the House of Representatives and 78 to 22 in the Senate).
Sen. John McCain (Republican of Arizona) voted against the creation of the holiday to honor King, and later defended Arizona Republican Governor Evan Mecham's rescission of the state holiday in honor of King created by his Democratic predecessor. After his opposition grew increasingly untenable, McCain reversed his position, and encouraged his home state of Arizona to recognize the holiday despite opposition from Mecham.
Former Governor Bruce Babbitt, a Democrat, created the holiday by executive order just before he left office in 1986; but Mecham, armed with an attorney general's opinion that Babbitt's order was illegal, rescinded it days after he took office. Mecham subsequently issued his own executive order, setting aside the third Sunday in January as an unpaid holiday to honor King, but it never was recognized by supporters of a paid holiday. Mecham was impeached and removed from office for unrelated actions in 1988.
In 1990, Arizonans were given the opportunity to vote to observe an MLK holiday. McCain successfully appealed to former President Ronald Reagan to support the holiday. Prior to that date, New Hampshire and Arizona had not observed the day. Throughout the 1990s, this was heavily criticized. Following the failure of the 1990 proposition to recognize the holiday in Arizona, the National Football League moved Super Bowl XXVII from Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
In 1991, the New Hampshire legislature created "Civil Rights Day" and abolished "Fast Day". In 1999, "Civil Rights Day" was officially changed to "Martin Luther King Day," becoming the last state to have a holiday named after Dr. King.
On May 2, 2000, South Carolina governor Jim Hodges signed a bill to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday an official state holiday. South Carolina was the last state to recognize the day as a paid holiday for all state employees. Prior to this, employees could choose between celebrating Martin Luther King Day or one of three Confederate holidays.
Overall, in 2007, 33% of employers gave employees the day off, a 2% increase over the previous year. There was little difference in observance by large and small employers: 33% for firms with over 1,000 employees; and, 32% for firms with under 1,000 employees. The observance is most popular amongst nonprofit organizations and least popular among factories and manufacturers.The reasons for this have varied, ranging from the recent addition of the holiday, to its occurrence just two weeks after the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, when many businesses are closed for part or sometimes all of the week. Additionally, many schools and places of higher education are closed for classes; others remain open but may hold seminars or celebrations of King's message. Some factories and manufacturers used MLK Day as a floating or movable holiday.

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Sam21 · Jan 17, 2011

I listened to a Pastor today on the News tell us that MLK had "died for all of us(I thought that Jesus was the only one who did that). Mr King was successful in bringing attention to the fact that dark folks were at times treated as 2nd class citizens and that was good, however King never really helped anyone but the dark folks and some of the laws that followed were actually discrimation against working people of other races by allowing special privileges to AA, I realize that what I am saying is not politically correct but it is the truth. Many white working class people have been forced to allow a less qualified AA have their job and part of this was due to MLK(though MLK never actually taught that).
King was a man of courage and he brought about a change for his race that needed to be done, however others who followed corrupted his message and discrimination continues only now the races are reversed. King was a man of note among AA, however he did nothing for the rest of the country and should never have been given a national holiday. And that is my politically incorrect observation.

jasoncran · Jan 17, 2011

why? i live in the south and we still have old buildings that have the colored bathrooms. so he did a good thing and brought attention the injustice that america did the aa.

he is a hero, he was killed to early to do more then what he did. btw he did live to see the civil rights act 1964.

Lewis · Jan 18, 2011

Sam21 said:
I listened to a Pastor today on the News tell us that MLK had "died for all of us(I thought that Jesus was the only one who did that). Mr King was successful in bringing attention to the fact that dark folks were at times treated as 2nd class citizens and that was good, however King never really helped anyone but the dark folks and some of the laws that followed were actually discrimation against working people of other races by allowing special privileges to AA, I realize that what I am saying is not politically correct but it is the truth. Many white working class people have been forced to allow a less qualified AA have their job and part of this was due to MLK(though MLK never actually taught that).
King was a man of courage and he brought about a change for his race that needed to be done, however others who followed corrupted his message and discrimination continues only now the races are reversed. King was a man of note among AA, however he did nothing for the rest of the country and should never have been given a national holiday. And that is my politically incorrect observation.

He did die for us all, and what do you mean that he should not have been given a holiday, and that the white working class has been forced to give up their jobs for the less qualified, there is enough blame to go around to everybody. The Indian was forced, and in many instances had to give up their land and in some instances tricked out of the land that they occupied first. And you talk about race, in God's eyes there is only the (Human Race) Let me tell you something no man has a right to claim everything as his, and come in and take over a country that was not his to begin with, unless God directs it. The Bible says in Genesis 9 that the earth was overspread by the 3 sons of Noah, the Bible also says that we all come from Adam & Eve, so don't come in here with your prejudices on the down low and so called back door hater of people who don't look like you. It is sick people like you who keep this country sick, and I am glad that I don't know you personally, because you are an embarrassment to the human race.

Strangelove · Jan 18, 2011

Lewis W said:
He did die for us all, and what do you mean that he should not have been given a holiday, and that the white working class has been forced to give up their jobs for the less qualified, there is enough blame to go around to everybody. The Indian was forced, and in many instances had to give up their land and in some instances tricked out of the land that they occupied first. And you talk about race, in God's eyes there is only the (Human Race) Let me tell you something no man has a right to claim everything as his, and come in and take over a country that was not his to begin with, unless God directs it. The Bible says in Genesis 9 that the earth was overspread by the 3 sons of Noah, the Bible also says that we all come from Adam & Eve, so don't come in here with your prejudices on the down low and so called back door hater of people who don't look like you. It is sick people like you who keep this country sick, and I am glad that I don't know you personally, because you are an embarrassment to the human race.

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Sams just saying the whole movement went overboard by causing the very racial discrimination it was meant to stop.

Anyhoot. I'm more a Marcus Garvy man myself.

tooblessed · Jan 18, 2011

Sam21 said:
I listened to a Pastor today on the News tell us that MLK had "died for all of us(I thought that Jesus was the only one who did that). Mr King was successful in bringing attention to the fact that dark folks were at times treated as 2nd class citizens and that was good, however King never really helped anyone but the dark folks and some of the laws that followed were actually discrimation against working people of other races by allowing special privileges to AA, I realize that what I am saying is not politically correct but it is the truth. Many white working class people have been forced to allow a less qualified AA have their job and part of this was due to MLK(though MLK never actually taught that).
King was a man of courage and he brought about a change for his race that needed to be done, however others who followed corrupted his message and discrimination continues only now the races are reversed. King was a man of note among AA, however he did nothing for the rest of the country and should never have been given a national holiday. And that is my politically incorrect observation.

The only race I know that has caused so much havoc in the WORLD due to RACE are white people in the MAIN of UK(KK) origin.

MLK was just trying to get a piece of humanity into the world and he undoubtedly did God's work.

That my friend is the TRUTH.

handy · Jan 18, 2011

I am glad for MLK...I don't think I could have my family if it weren't for him.

I disagree wholeheartedly that King "never really helped anyone but the dark folks"...he forced many whites to confront their own racism and realize that racism is sinful, ungodly and needs to stop.

There will always be racism...and racism isn't limited to just one color or nationality. But, it still exists and we still have a way to go. King wasn't the first to bring attention to the issue, but he was used mightily by God and his death was the catalyst to bringing about real change. Especially since the problem goes far, far deeper than just the "fact that dark folks were at times treated as 2nd class citizens". How about being treated as far less than human?

I'm glad that there is a national holiday in his honor. He gave as much for his country as Washington and Lincoln.

Strangelove · Jan 19, 2011

Anyone interested in performing a critical, unbiased and honest review of Martin Luther King's career....following the truth no matter where it may lead?

Topics of interest:

- Legitamacy of King's Doctorate, name and reverendship
- Communist links
- Stanley Levison (mentor)
- SCLC
- Agitation of racial violence
- Sexual and moral deviency
- The forces and motivation behind the controlled media's and politicians active promotion of King.
- Dubious Christian doctrines

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