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President Ronald Reagan signed the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day federal holiday into law in 1983, with its first observation occurring in 1986. Now celebrated on the third Monday of January each year, MLK Day encourages all Americans to pause and reflect on a man who gave his life in the promotion of civil and human rights. At Gardner-Webb University we, too, cherish this moment to consider how far we have come—and how much work we have yet to do—in the march to improve our society and realize the dream Dr. King so ably articulated almost six decades ago.
Publication Date
1-18-2021
Publisher
Gardner-Webb University
City
Boiling Springs, NC
Keywords
President's Blog
Recommended Citation
Gardner-Webb University, "January 2021: Gardner-Webb University Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" (2021). President William Downs' Blog. 25.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/president-william-downs-blog/25