CBC radio here celebrated his birthday, although we don't get a holiday up here.

Segregation was a horrible injustice and Dr. King, like Gandhi, used non-violence as a way to change things.

And let's not forget, Gandhi died just 20 years before Dr. King.

Both men are deserving of recognition and thanks. Certainly there are other people out there who deserve recognition but recognizing Dr. King doesn't take away from anything else, IMHO.