The article outlines Arizona's contentious history with recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday and the ...

It’s been 61 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., made a memorable visit to the Arizona State University campus in ...

While it is now a time-honored tradition, the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day had a prolonged, difficult path to ...

In 1987, Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded MLK Day as his first act in office. Many entertainers and organizations began to ...

It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...

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.

Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a ...

Most of the foot-dragging came from the South — except for Arizona. Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his predecessor’s executive order enacting a state holiday in Arizona.