In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows said in a published statement:
“Dr. King devoted his life to the fight for equal rights for people of all racial backgrounds. He envisioned an inclusive future for all in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. In the wake of the March, the speeches, protests, and efforts of Dr. King and other leaders drove the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which turned 60 last year. Title VII of the Act not only prohibited employment discrimination based on race, color, sex,
