Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: A Time for Service and ReflectionKing's message pondered on national holiday
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On what would have been his 67th birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. was honored with memorial services, speeches and marches throughout the country. President Bill Clinton, who spoke to 1,500 people gathered for a memorial service at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, called King "a man who challenged us to face our flaws and become a
better nation."
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