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MLK Jr. Day: How Did We Celebrate It?

A look at how folks around Northern Virginia and Washington DC marked the holiday honoring the slain civil right leader.

With many schools and offices closed to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people throughout Northern Virginia and Washington commemorated the occasion with public service and other activities.

Others took the opportunity to visit the MLK Memorial on the National Mall.

Here's a look at what they had to say about the day courtesy of posts on Twitter.

Let us know in the comments below how you spent the national holiday.


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