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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday of January .

The holiday is now a time-honored tradition, but it had a long path to acceptance.

King's family and others carry on his legacy of equality, justice and non-violent protest.

It's only the only federal holiday you take a "day on, not a day off".

The Rev. Bernice King wants people to do more than "quote King , which we love to do," she says.

King's daughter: "We can continue to have a conversation with him.. throughout the year " The King Center CEO estimates there have been hundreds of projects involving hundreds of thousands of people for MLK day.

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