Inauguration Events Absorb King Holiday

By doris | Published: January 19, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News

(CBS/AP) With the nation’s attention turned to President-elect Barack Obama’s anticipated inauguration Tuesday, the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day may have gotten lost in the shuffle in parts of the country.

In Hempstead, NY, the annual parade marking the birthday of the famed civil rights leader was canceled as too many dignitaries were off in Washington, D.C., to take part in another pivotal moment in the history of race relations in America – the swearing in of the first African-American president, just across the National Mall from the spot where King delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech in 1963.

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