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FL S1444

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/15/2016

Primary Sponsor

Arthenia Joyner

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the 87th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth on January 15, 2016

  • Encourages all Floridians to remember Dr. King's extraordinary life and legacy on the anniversary date

  • Commemorates Dr. King's leadership of the Civil Rights Movement from December 1955 to April 1968 and his advocacy for nonviolent protest against segregation and social injustice

  • Honors Dr. King's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize at age 35 and his influential speeches and writings including the "I Have a Dream" speech and "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

  • Acknowledges the 1983 establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January, first celebrated in 1986

Legislative Description

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./87th Birth Anniversary

Last Action

Adopted

1/15/2016

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