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.

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The movement to carve out a day to honor King began shortly after his 1968 assassination.

Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday ... order from former Gov. Bruce Babbitt that would have made MLK Day an Arizona holiday.

I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the Arizona battle over MLK Day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized across the nation, both as a state and national holiday, on the civil rights activist’s birthday, Jan. 20. The day serves as an

Bronson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., which Dr. King belonged to as well. He says this serves as more motivation to do public service in the community. Bronson believes the organization of the march, from north, south, east and west Macon, down to City Hall, should serve as a model for those organizing to bring about change.

Fox Cities Dr. Hundreds of community members gathered Monday for the 34th annual Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Appleton.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping to improve communities in his name.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, San Diegans gathered at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park to honor his legacy and remember his struggles for civil rights and equality, while students at

This year’s event served as a repudiation of Trump as speakers urged others to continue work on protecting civil rights.

As the inauguration and MLK Day converged, Trump’s nod to the civil rights leader was smothered in a speech of grievance.