Ever wondered how Martin Luther King's birthday became a Federal holiday? Listen to this solo episode to uncover how Stevie Wonder, Coretta Scott King, and more got us to have every 3rd Monday in January off to honor the great Martin Luther King Jr. on his solar return day.

Inside the 15 Year Battle for MLK Day

That Wasn't In My Textbook is our bi-weekly podcast that helps us uncover the things we always wished we learned from that boring, bulky textbook. Tune in to the history class you never knew you ALWAYS wanted to take - because history is not only what happened in the past but also what's happening this very second.

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