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MLK Jr. Day Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of Dr. King, who was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. People are encouraged to use the day to \u201creflect on the principles of racial equality and nonviolent social change espoused by Dr. King.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access this resource page on the UCCS Division of DEI website here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Get a Holiday?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Martin Luther King Jr Day wasn\u2019t celebrated in all 50 states until 2000. Watch this video to learn more about this rich history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Read about the 15 Year Battle for MLK, Jr. Day<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The legislation to recognize MLK Jr. Day was first introduced just four days after his assassination. Still, it would take 15 years of persistence by civil rights activists for the holiday to be approved by the federal government.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I Have a Dream Video<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watch Martin Luther King Jr’s famous speech, “I Have a Dream”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Transcript of “I Have a Dream”<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

NPR transcribed the full “I Have a Dream” speech and included the recording. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Podcasts Honoring MLK Jr.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here are six podcasts from across public media on King’s most powerful words, legacy and the ongoing fight for voting and racial justice in the United States and around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This novel is a detailed examination of the life of MLK Jr., written by Stephen B. Oates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MLK Jr. Day Resources Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of Dr. King, who was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. People are encouraged to use the day to \u201creflect on the principles of racial equality and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.uccs.edu\/mlkdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}