Equality Day has a different meaning here

Dear Editor,
The following note was posted last week on the courthouse door. The first one was handwritten and the second was typed. A marked improvement.
“The Court House will be closed on January 21, for Equality Day.” The first one said “Equalization Day.”
I asked what this meant and was told it was to share Martin Luther King Day. I called a County Commissioner and asked what this was about. I was informed that this was done four years ago. The state legislature voted on it.
Wyoming became known as the Equality State in 1889. We became the first state in the Union to do so. 
From that time on we have been known as the Equality State. Unless someone can explain this to me, I consider it redundant. 
Are we rewriting history or watering it down or what? 
What really has me upset is the fact the State of Wyoming is using Martin Luther King Day to close the offices. Why? Martin Luther King accomplished something totally different than allowing women to vote. 
Please explain this to the people of Weston County. The school children need to be aware of this to understand what has happened.
For the sake of the students whom I am certain already know, Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday. Wyoming Equalization Day is a state holiday.   
—Della Fordyce