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Civil Rights Day

• New Hampshire becomes the final state to officially celebrate...King for a day: King's son joins Shaheen for historic emotional bill signing [Jun 8 1999 p1]

  Concord Monitor • 1999 (June 8, 1999)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther
  See also: SEE ALSO UL p1

• No holiday, but King is celebrated: marches, protests dot state in spite of refusal [Jan 18 1999 p1]

  Concord Monitor • 1999 (January 18, 1999)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther
  See also: SEE ALSO UL 1/19 pC3

• Marchers recall visionary King: 200 students rally at State House, push for holiday in his name [Jan 20 1998 p1]]

  Concord Monitor • 1998 (January 20, 1998)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther
  See also: SEE ALSO UL pA4

• King Day link to Patriots bill planned [Apr 11 1997 pA6]

  Union Leader • 1997 (April 11, 1997)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays

• Officials support King Day, sort of: leader would be honored with others [Mar 14 1997 p1]

  Concord Monitor • 1997 (March 14, 1997)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther

• In King's name, a food drive: students rally to press lawmakers for holiday [Jan 21 1997 p1]

  Concord Monitor • 1997 (January 21, 1997)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays

• King supporters say this is their year: candidates urged to push for holiday [Oct 28 1996 p1]

  Concord Monitor • 1996 (October 28, 1996)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther

• Supremacist asks penalties for protesters: they disrupted January rally in opposition to King holiday [Apr 16 1996 pB1]

  Concord Monitor • 1996 (April 16, 1996)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther
  See also: SEE ALSO UL 4/17 pA11

• Debate over King holiday continues: students among 200 supporters at hearing on bill [Feb 15 1995 pB3]

  Concord Monitor • 1995 (February 15, 1995)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther

• Pressure mounts for a King day: Vigil planned, bill up, Jackson set to visit [Jan 13 1995 pB1]

  Concord Monitor • 1995 (January 13, 1995)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther-Proposed Legislation Proposed Legislation
  See also: SEE ALSO NT p5 & CM 1/14 p1

• Effort for official King Holiday goes on: another legislative attempt is promised [Oct 24 1994 pB1]

  Concord Monitor • 1994 (October 24, 1994)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day King, Martin Luther
  See also: SEE ALSO UL p6

• Senators approve King Day again [Feb 17 1994 p12]

  Union Leader • 1994 (February 17, 1994)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays

• Governor: legislature won't alter holiday [Jan 13 1994 p6]

  Union Leader • 1994 (January 13, 1994)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays

• Acceptance of Civil Rights Day grows in state: 88 percent of schools to close this year [Jan 11 1994 p1]

  Concord Monitor • 1994 (January 11, 1994)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays

• House kills King day bill [Apr 30 1993 p1]

  Union Leader • 1993 (April 30, 1993)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays
  See also: SEE ALSO NT p1 & CM p1 & BSG 5/2 pNH9

• King day gains momentum: Merrill says he would support changing of holiday [Dec 11 1992 pB1]

  Concord Monitor • 1992 (December 11, 1992)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays
  See also: SEE ALSO UL p4

• Fast Day holiday fading fast as Civil Rights Day takes hold [Apr 24 1992 p4]

  Union Leader • 1992 (April 24, 1992)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays

• Nameless holiday? not to all: some still fighting to add King's name [Jan 20 1992 p1]

  Concord Monitor • 1992 (January 20, 1992)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays
  See also: SEE ALSO UL 1/21 p1

• Governor signs law creating Civil Rights Day for January [May 29 1991 p6]

  Union Leader • 1991 (May 29, 1991)

  Subjects: Civil Rights Day Holidays