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November 2, 1983 · Government, Civic Memory & Coalition Building

Katie Hall Helped Make the King Holiday Law

A first-term congresswoman guided a long public campaign through the House, turning fifteen years of organizing into a federal holiday.

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Then

John Conyers, Coretta Scott King, unions, churches, artists, and citizens spent years building support.

Now

Katie Hall used committee authority and negotiation to carry the measure through the House.

Next

Commemoration becomes meaningful when memory is joined to service and continuing civic work.

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