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Martin Luther King Day

Today is a holiday in which we are to celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Workers get a day off. Children get a holiday from school, and many people attend celebrations in Rev. King's honor. Some think that this day is mainly for African Americans; after all, it was the treatment of African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s that led to Rev. King's movement and to his untimely death. This is not so. This day is for everyone. Rev. King's message is that the pursuit of happiness is something that belongs to everyone, regardless of religion, sexual orientation, race and so forth. It is a day to recognize that despite all our differences, we are all essentially alike. Children in Chesterfield County, Virginia, had to go to school today because it snowed in December. Why couldn't they have chosen some other day, such as a teacher workday? But teachers made the most of it anyway. They departed from their usual lessons to devote time in their classes to Dr. King and his message.