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King Day rituals unfold despite lack of federal holiday status
Across many states communities observe King ceremonies while Congress has not proclaimed January 15 a federal holiday. In Buffalo, Rev Will Brown waves a proclamation urging New York to recognize the day as Erie County Executive Edward Rutowski and Buffalo Mayor James Griffin read it together. Police escort Karl Hand Jr. after a brief neo Nazi rally. Coretta Scott King Bernice King and Martin II place a wreath at Martin Luther King Jr tomb in Atlanta.
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