The organizers impressed upon the participants that the day honoring the civil rights leader wasn't a "day off" as much as a "day on" for a service project.
On August 28th, 1963, Dr Martin Luther King Jr took to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to deliver the speech that is held so closely today,
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation...
K2 Radio posted about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. One commenter had some not-so flattering things to say about the holiday and claimed to speak for the entire state population in his comment.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty
Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Ma
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The Casper NAACP will host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and Rally starting at 11 a.m. at Casper’s City Park at Center and 7th streets. Marchers will be led by the NOWCAP color guard and will walk to the United Methodist Church downtown at the corner of 2nd and Durbin...