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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR. DAY
WHEREAS,
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., commemorating his birth on January 15, 1929; and
WHEREAS,
advocated the furtherance of civil and human rights for all Americans through nonviolence;
and
WHEREAS,
"an oasis of freedom and justice"; and
WHEREAS,
the most prophetic and influential voices in our history; and
WHEREAS,
King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a high and honorable distinction, in 1964; and
WHEREAS,
about systemic legal and social changes; and
WHEREAS,
example to Americans and citizens of the world of uncompromising dedication to the highest
ideals of freedom, justice and equality; and
WHEREAS,
the National Mall in Washington, D.C. with the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial in West Potomac Park in 2011; and
WHEREAS,
in 1975 to create a day commemorating Dr. King prior to the federal legislation creating the
holiday; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Thirty-second Legislature
now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this
opportunity to acknowledge the extraordinary life and works of this teacher, reformer and
humanitarian, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and pause in our deliberations to
recognize and commemorate the occasion of his birth.