Published: 2/27/2021 12:01:14 AM
MLK Day is held during the coldest week in the United States. Two years ago I attended an event at a synagogue in Manchester. It was 10 degrees with a bone-chilling wind. How can we expect a good turnout when it’s freezing outside?
The South has well-attended parades on MLK Day because it’s warm. I’ve sent letters to our New Hampshire reps and senators asking for a bill to move Martin Luther King Day to spring, summer, or fall so that millions of Americans in the North can partake as well.
Moving MLK Day to a warm day is a massive “force multiplier.” It is free, easy, and leverages the participation of millions. The point is to celebrate civil rights for all, not the birthday of an individual.
A successful nation always says yes to the easy things. If anybody knows Sens. Shaheen or Hassan, or Reps. Kuster or Pappas, please ask them to sponsor a bill moving MLK Day to one that is warm.
MATTHEW ST. ONGE
Penacook