TIL in 1987, Arizona governor Evan Mecham revoked the executive order recognizing MLK Day in the state. He told black organizers "You folks don't need another holiday. What you folks need are jobs." Then an awkwardly-worded ballot to recognize the holiday failed, so the NFL moved SB 27 out of Tempe.

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