By Sheryl Estrada
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s unwavering persistence in fighting for civil rights, justice, anti-discrimination and peace, to name a few things, spoke to a broken nation. And his assassination shook its core.
Even so, it took almost 20 years for legislation, first introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.) in 1968, to be passed by Congress and signed by the President to honor Dr. King with a national holiday.
