OKC Thunder Wire13d
'Where God wanted me to be': Retiring pastor recalls heated Arizona MLK Jr. Day effort
I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the ...
Look back at photos of Arizonans pushing for MLK Day holiday
Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a ...
Axios Phoenix on MSN12d
It took years of acrimonious fights to create an MLK holiday in Arizona
It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The ...
Hoodline7d
Arizona's Journey from Controversy to Celebration of MLK Day Highlights Economic Impact and Civil Rights Legacy
The article outlines Arizona's contentious history with recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday and the ...
Tennessean12d
Look back at photos of Arizonans pushing for MLK Day holiday
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. In 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham fulfilled a promise to ...