Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

From The African American Encyclopedia (E185 .A253 2001 Miller Center Reference Collection):

Legal holiday celebrated in most states on the third Monday of each January. President Ronald Reagan, on November 2, 1985, signed the bill creating this national holiday. Observance of it has not been universal, and many nongovernmental employers fail to recognize it. The holiday in honor of the slain civil rights leader thus remained controversial even after its creation by law.

Selected MLK Web sites

Martin Luther King Day-Biography, Timeline, Quotes, and More
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html

Text of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
http://www.holidays.net/mlk/speech.htm

PBS-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. History
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/martin_luther_king.html

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/

The King Center
http://www.thekingcenter.org/index.asp

LIFE Classic Images MLK
http://www.life.com/Life/mlk/mlkpics.html

Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography
http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
http://www.mlkday.org/

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
http://www.nps.gov/malu/

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/mlking.htm