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Article: PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS JAN. 11 AS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FEDERAL HOLIDAY, 2007
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- January 11, 2007
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The White House released the following proclamation:
On the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, Americans honor the memory of a man who stirred the conscience of a Nation. We also recommit ourselves to the dream to which Dr. King devoted his life an America where the dignity of every person is respected; where people are judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character; and where the hope of a better tomorrow is in every neighborhood.
When Martin Luther King, Jr., came to our Nation's Capital in the summer of 1963, he came to inspire America and to call on our citizens to live up to the principles of our founding. His dream spread a message of hope, ...