The article outlines Arizona's contentious history with recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday and the eventual voter approval in 1992.

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 public vote to do so.

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The movement to carve out a day to honor King began shortly after his 1968 assassination.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized across the nation, both as a state and national holiday, on the civil rights activist’s birthday, Jan. 20. The day serves as an

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to remember King's life's work and his legacy on civil rights and social justice.

Everyone has the power for greatness — not for fame, because greatness is determined by service.” — MLK Jr. 1968

Former Sterling Elementary School Assistant Principal Darnell Wise Lightbourn, who lives in Ashburn, said she always attends Loudoun's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day March Day March as a way

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping to improve communities in his name.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, San Diegans gathered at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park to honor his legacy and remember his struggles for civil rights and equality, while students at

Martin Luther King Jr. understood very well the power and importance of education, so it's apropos to reflect on the impact of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling during the holiday named for the Civil Rights leader,