Should there be a national MLK day?

At the risk of being lambasted as a racist, I ask the question; Should there be a national day commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King?

First, let me begin by stating that what Dr. King did what historically significant. It's almost as sad that our congress needs to pass legislation providing equal rights to minorities as it is that congress refuses to pass legislation protecting the rights of the unborn.

Official national "holidays" include:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• President's Day
• Memorial Day
  
• Independance Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
  

Only MLK Day, President's Day, and Columbus Day commemorate actual people. Columbus Day and President's Day are mostly forgotten. Further, President's Day now falls in the middle of "Black History Month" and isn't to honor Lincoln and Washington, but all past presidents. Columbus was never an American, and I'd guess that none of our founding fathers decended from him either. Christmas has obviously lost it's meaning to many, as I received no end to cards labelled "Happy Holidays" this year.

So, in the entire history of our country, MLK is the only individual worthy of namely recognition at this level? I believe this is a stretch of the imagination and an appeasement of the vocal black and liberal minority. MLK's own vision was that his children live in a nation where they would be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. I just wonder, by singling MLK out in this manner; by instituting "black history month" along with quotas and "equal opportunity" regulations, are we giving these children the opportunities to be equally evaluated, or are we continuing to enflame racisms while highlighting our differences? In granting this national day of recognition, was Dr. Martin Luther King judged by the content of his character, or by the color of his skin?