Today is a national holiday to recognize influential civic rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Day falls on the third Monday of every January and is a reminder of his leadership and activism.
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<p>SELMA, AL - MARCH 08: A marcher holds a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march on March 8, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</p>
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