Why Did it Take 15 Years to Establish a Federal Holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Ask the Republican Party

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, friends: I hope that today finds you thinking about democracy and how to support it, wherever you are. Remember that some of the most effective ways to forward democracy are local and don’t happen on a single day. Below, I look at the contentiousness of this national holiday: if you know someone who would appreciate an…