Today is Lincoln’s Birthday. It is no longer widely celebrated. Rather, it has been joined together with Washington’s Birthday in “President’s
Day.” This was done to make room for Martin Luther King Day without creating a
third holiday.
Washington was the father of our country. Without him, we
would not have a country. Thus, no one is more deserving of a national holiday than
Washington, not even Dr. King.
Therefore, I propose that Washington’s Birthday be reinstated as
a national holiday and that Lincoln’s birthday be combined with Dr. King’s birthday
as “Black Freedom Day.” Lincoln freed the slaves, Dr. King helped secure their
descendants’ civil rights.
I propose January 29 as the date of the new holiday, which
will replace “President’s Day.” This date falls exactly 14 days after the
birthday of Dr. King and 14 days before the birthday of President Lincoln.
