Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a public vote to do so.

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The movement to carve out a day to honor King began shortly after his 1968 assassination.

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized across the nation, both as a state and national holiday, on the civil rights activist’s birthday, Jan. 20. The day serves as an

I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the Arizona battle over MLK Day.

In March 1986, Governor Bruce Babbitt declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day an Arizona holiday through executive order after the State Legislature failed by one vote to pass the measure. However, in 1987, Governor Evan Mecham canceled the holiday ...

It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will hold its annual Community Celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, at Adrian College's Tobias Center.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The city of Williamsport is getting ready for its celebration of Dream Week in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The celebration is a way to give back to those in need.

“If we will but make the right choice, we will be able to speed up the day, all over America and all over the world, when justice will roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” — Martin Luther King Jr., “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence”

Our community is coming together this weekend to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.The 30th annual MLK Celebration takes place Saturday, Jan. 18, from 10:30 to noon at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay.