Martin Luther King Jr. posthumously received the US Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
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US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially made a federal US holiday.
White supremacist terrorists bombed Martin Luther King Jr's home.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
Martin Luther King Jr. and 250 protestors were arrested.
