Images: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Updated 1/21/2013 10:43 PM

Sheneal Davis, of McDonald, Ga., joins in a song during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Atlanta. The nation will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, the same day as it celebrates the inauguration of the first black president to his second term.
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Linda Holmes, left, wipes a falling tear off the face of her husband James, as he weeps during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.
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Volunteers roll up posters marking the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech during the annual holiday commemorative service in his honor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Atlanta.
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Bernice King, center right, and Christine King Farris, center left, the daughter and sister of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., applaud while watching a broadcast as President Barack Obama is inaugurated following the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
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Thousands take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in San Antonio.
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Dundee-Crown freshman Amanda Craig, left, and Carpentersville Middle School seventh grade student Elsie Guerra check process donations at the Church of the Brethren in Elgin Monday. Members of the Elgin Youth Leadership Academy collected and sorted food that was to be delivered to six local food pantries.
Rick West | Staff Photographer






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