Judd Legum

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6. Just prior to signing the bill, however, Reagan wrote to New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. (R). Thomson loathed King, calling him "a man of immoral character," and was urging Reagan to veto the holiday. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2023

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5. But, with reelection approaching and facing increased pressure from the NAACP, Reagan abruptly reversed course and signed a bill creating the MLK holiday in 1983. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2023

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7. Reagan assured Thomson that the holiday would celebrate the "image" of King and not the "reality." In the years that followed, Reagan crafted a false image of King, claiming that King would have supported policies that he stridently opposed. https://t.co/5F7SuU9txT — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2023