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'Living the Dream' tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though Coretta Scott King's mission to honour her husband's commitment to nonviolence was upheld, conservative politicians have sought to use the holiday to advance a whitewashed, nationalistic and even reactionary vision of King's life and thought. This book reveals the lengths that activists had to go to elevate an African American man to the pantheon of national heroes, how conservatives took advantage of the commemoration to bend the arc of King's legacy toward something he never would have expected, and how grassroots causes, unions and antiwar demonstrators continued to try to claim this sanctified day as their own.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day --- Holidays --- History.

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Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. --- Voluntarism --- King, Martin Luther, --- Influence.

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The official site to learn about, register for participation in, and/or promote a national day of service that is held annually on the third Monday in January, the U.S. Government's formal observance of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To advance serving others, volunteers and organizers of volunteers find project ideas, project toolkits, newsletters, posters, factsheets, and instructions on how to participate in the MLK network.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. --- Voluntarism --- Community-based social services --- Special days --- United States.