Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Tue., June 8, 1999

The governor of New Hampshire and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. rang bells Monday in the state capital of Concord after the governor ended the state’s distinction as the only one without a holiday named for the slain civil rights leader. Martin Luther King III said it is fitting that Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire’s first female governor, was the one to sign the legislation. “My father believed that democracy ought to be inclusive of everyone, and I think your signature on this bill signifies the progress we’ve made,” he said. The change ends 20 years of attempts to put King’s name on the holiday in New Hampshire. Now, Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Day will be observed officially for the first time in New Hampshire on Jan. 17, 2000.

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