The U.S. began observing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a national holiday 40 years ago.
Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with John Conyers III, the son of the congressman who was integral in the fight to create the holiday, about how the legacy of Dr. King has evolved and remained relevant today.
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