Next Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and a little history lesson is probably in order on why this is an important federal holiday.
When the Constitution was passed, more than half the population didn’t have the right to vote. Former male slaves weren’t given the right to vote until the enactment of the 15th Amendment on Feb. 3, 1870. Women weren’t guaranteed the right to vote until Aug. 18, 1920, with the passage of the 19th Amendment.
