US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King’s birthday to become a national holiday.
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For the first time in history, all 50 states of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.
Martin Luther King's son met the man convicted of killing his father, James Earl Ray.
Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed while performing a public prayer at the city hall in Albany, Georgia, US.
President Jimmy Carter's brother Billy registered as a foreign agent in Libya.
Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.