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PUBLISHED . Jan 14, 2022 . by Allison Belcher
How Stevie Wonder Helped Make MLK Day a National Holiday
Forty-two years ago, on the third Monday of January, Martin Luther King Day was officially observed as a national holiday. This nationally recognized day did not come easy, taking 15 years and many rallies, petitions, unions, opposition, and the assembly of some of the biggest names in music - most notably Stevie Wonder.