Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988) - Martin Luther King Day

Rosa Parks' refusal to recognise segregation, the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955, and the passing of a bill to recognise Martin Luther King Jr Day as a national holiday.

Published on Friday, 11th November 1983.

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