Jan 20, 2025 · The path for Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a state holiday in Arizona was not simple and drew national criticism for its resistance to adopting it into law. ... The effort did …

Feb 21, 2008 · Letter from Rex C. Peterson to Governor Mecham, February 1987, re: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Arizona

Mecham gained national attention several days after his inauguration by fulfilling a campaign promise to cancel a paid Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday (MLK Day) for state employees.

Jan 17, 2025 · 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 …

Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... his Republican successor Evan Mecham, citing an attorney general's opinion that Babbitt's order was illegal, reversed Babbitt's decision days after taking …

Jan 16, 2015 · A few years earlier Evan Mecham was elected governor following a quirky, three-way general election. After being sworn in the following January, Mecham rescinded former …

Jan 15, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life and impact of the activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. King is remembered as a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement …

Jun 19, 1987 · PHOENIX — Gov. Evan Mecham, under fire by civil rights leaders since he rescinded a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., announced Thursday that he would …

Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mecham gained national attention several days after his inauguration by fulfilling a campaign promise to cancel a paid Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday (MLK …

Letter from Steve Frost to Governor Mecham, January 20, 1987, re: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Arizona