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The 40 Year Battle For MLK Day [Some Sunday Context]

This Day in Esoteric Political History by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

Apr 12, 202621:41Society & Culture

For our "Sunday Context" episode, we look at the 40-year battle for honoring Martin Luther King, Jr with a federal holiday. Many states and notable politicians dragged their feed and manipulated the system to prevent giv...

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The 40 Year Battle For MLK Day [Some Sunday Context] is an episode from This Day in Esoteric Political History by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia. For our "Sunday Context" episode, we look at the 40-year battle for honoring Martin Luther King, Jr...

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Published Apr 12, 2026, 21:41 long, audio available.

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Published Apr 12, 2026 and 21:41 long