Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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While some marchers focused on King’s historic legacy, the shadow of modern politics hung heavy over the day, a year after President Donald Trump was inaugurated a second time.
On Monday morning, the City of Gainesville and the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida gathered at City Hall Plaza to celebrate the late reverend and unveil the redesigned memorial garden in his honor. More than 200 people braved 40-degree temperatures to embrace and remember King’s values.