Why I Don’t Like MLK Day

There is a better way to celebrate

John Egelkrout
3 min readJan 17, 2022

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Today is Martin Luther King Day, and I am underwhelmed like I am every other year we mark this day. It’s not that I don’t think Martin Luther King is important and that what he did meant a lot to a lot of people, but there is something wanting.

One of the problems I have with Martin Luther King day is it is a celebration of just one man…

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John Egelkrout

I am a retired teacher who now work a small hobby farm with my wife. I write about politics, education, social issues and a variety of other topics..