In 1983, fifteen years after the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, federal legislation was passed to create a holiday honoring him, his vision, and his legacy. The same legislation created the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to oversee the observance of this holiday. The following is an excerpt from an annual report prepared by the commission in 1993, reflecting an idealistic view of what Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to the United States. From the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission's annual report prepared for the President of the United States and the United States Congress in 1993:A day to celebrate the life and dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. A day to reaffirm the American ideals of freedom, justice, and opportunity for all. Explain how celebrating the life and dream of Martin Luther King, Jr., reaffirms American
ideals.
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