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Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What’s Open, What’s Closed?

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Every year, we honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader and Baptist pastor Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday of January. Interestingly enough, this year, this day also coincides with his actual birthday—January 15.

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