{"id":900,"date":"2023-01-15T23:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.perryland.com\/?p=900"},"modified":"2023-01-15T23:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:39:52","slug":"why-we-celebrate-mlk-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perryland.com\/?p=900","title":{"rendered":"Why We Celebrate MLK Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<cite><em>In the United States,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored ugc\" title=\"\">Martin Luther King, Jr., Day<\/a><em>\u00a0is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Martin-Luther-King-Jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored ugc\" title=\"\">Dr. King<\/a><em>, who was a Baptist minister and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. People are encouraged to use the day to \u201creflect on the principles of racial equality and nonviolent social change espoused by Dr. King.\u201d The holiday is typically observed with events such as marches and rallies and speeches by politicians and civil rights leaders.<\/em>   <a href=\"http:\/\/martin%20luther%20king%2C%20jr.%2C%20day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the United States,\u00a0Martin Luther King, Jr., Day\u00a0is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of\u00a0Dr. King, who was a Baptist minister and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. 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