Weekend celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day focuses on virtual events
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) - . GettyGetty
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A weekend of events tied to Monday’s national holiday celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King will mostly be virtual this year to avoid spreading coronavirus.
The Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, an interpretive center for the civil rights movement, held a virtual event commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.