WASHINGTON D.C. – Arkansas was represented at the nation’s capital on Wednesday as a statue of Daisy Bates was unveiled. The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission was there to celebrate ...

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A statue built in his memory was erected in Washington DC and each year the third Monday in January is celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr Day.