On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill declaring Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday. A staunch supporter of making this happen was Grammy-winning singer Stevie Wonder.

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No one has been more baffled by Ronald Reagan than the scholars ... Commenting on the killing of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Reagan described it as a “great tragedy that began when we ...

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An African American children’s choir that was hired to pose as slaves at the event included a young Martin Luther King Jr.) ...