Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life and impact ... because of the resistance of controversial former Gov. Evan Mecham. On Jan. 12, 1987, Mecham rescinded a 1986 executive order by ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waved to supporters during the March ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his predecessor’s executive order enacting a state holiday in Arizona.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his predecessor's executive order enacting a state holiday in Arizona.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his predecessor’s executive order enacting a state holiday in Arizona.

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday ... executive branch employees a paid day off. When Gov. Evan Mecham took office in January 1987, one ...

MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging reflection ... In 1987, Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded MLK Day as his first act in office. Many entertainers ...