The vote in favor of future Chicago Mayor Harold Washington’s bills to designate a holiday to honor Martin Luther King was held on April 4, 1973, the anniversary of his assignation.
Sponsored by State Rep. Washington, it passed by a vote of 114-15.
The transcript of the debate follows:



















Tomorrow, you can read backlash from Southern Illinois State. Re. CL McCormick when Chicago Blacks do not reciprocate in voting for an issue he held dear.