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In April 1968, Martin Luther King delivered a speech in support of the striking black sanitation workers in Memphis, called "I've Been to the Mountaintop." The next day, he was assassinated. Just over a week later, the workers got their raise and their union. ...

We've come a long way since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, legislation that Martin Luther King Jr. is credited with helping push through. Society has continued to diversify, attitudes have (generally) widened and employers have become strong advocates of "equal opportunity" for all employees ...

Since its inception in 1986, the holiday commemorating the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. has steadily gained acceptance among employers, who increasingly have added the holiday to the list of paid days off. Still, though the ranks of businesses that honor the King holiday have grown, a greater number of ...