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The political battle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
ResumeForty years ago, the idea of celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King as a national holiday was signed into law. The road to winning that recognition included a 15-year hard-fought battle.
Here & Now's Scott Tong talks with David Ikard, Vanderbilt University professor of African American and diaspora studies.
This segment aired on January 16, 2023.