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Gainesville MLK holiday celebration will focus on ‘rebuilding the village’

Participants in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday march make their way along EE Butler Parkway Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, on route to Fair Street School.

01222019 MLK 2.jpg — Participants in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday march make their way along EE Butler Parkway Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, on route to Fair Street School.

Starting with Bishop Reginald T. Jackson’s speech and ending with a youth rally at the Fair Street School, Gainesville’s observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday will be built around the theme of “rebuilding the village.”