Martin Luther King Jr ... Representative John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, introduced legislation for a federal holiday shortly after King Jr.'s death. The bill did not gain immediate traction ...

Monday, January 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ... Just four days after King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation ...

Documents related to the 1968 assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F ... civil rights leader and the brother of President John F. Kennedy, who was a Democratic presidential ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an ... Only a few days after his death, Congressman John Conyers proposed legislation to create a national holiday in honour of King. But it wasn't until 15 years ...

The Rev. Martin Luther ... Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, one of the longest-serving members of Congress known for his liberal stance on civil rights, proposed legislation to recognize King ...