Political Tolerance Hypotheses and White Opposition to a Martin Luther King Holiday in Arizona
Political Tolerance Hypotheses and White Opposition to a Martin Luther King Holiday in Arizona
ISSN: 0362-3319.Journal from gdlhub / 2012-06-19 09:32:04
By : NICHOLAS 0. ALOZIE, Arizona State University
Created : 2012-06-19, with 1 files
Keyword : Political Tolerance Hypotheses and White Opposition to a Martin Luther King Holiday in Arizona
Subject : Political Tolerance Hypotheses and White Opposition to a Martin Luther King Holiday in Arizona
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On November 2, 1983, President Reagan signed into law national legislation
designating the third Monday in January a national holiday in memory of
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). At the end of 1992, except for New Hampshire
that had a Civil Rights Day that did not mention MLK specifically, every state
and the District of Columbia (including the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto
Rico, and Virgin Islands) had established some form of a MLK holiday.
However, only Arizona voters decided the holiday issue via a statewide ballot
initiative. Voters finally approved an initiative in 1992 after rejecting a similar
one in 1990. Rejection of the 1990 proposal evoked national condemnation and
provoked sanctions from organizations ranging from the National Football
League to the National League of Cities. While the white community provided
excuses, the black community reacted with charges of racism. Building on the
traditional literature which links white contributions to black political gains to
white political tolerance, this study explores the extent to which data gathered
from white voters on the holiday support hypotheses drawn from the political
tolerance model. Analysis indicate results that conform to the expectations of
the model. Less educated, older, politically conservative, LDS, and rural white
Arizonans are less likely to voice approval for such a holiday.
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