America Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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America Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

While parades and other festive gatherings for the heroic civil rights leader will not occur this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, national and local organizations throughout the country still will honor Dr. King’s legacy.

Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

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