Thousands of people lined the parade route to watch what organizers touted is the nation’s largest celebration of MLK’s life and legacy.
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In Decatur, Alabama, Jawana Jackson spoke at a unity breakfast about how it felt to be with King while he used her Selma home as a headquarters for the historic Selma march, The Decatur Daily reported.
Alexander believes he has benefited from the efforts of Dr. King and others who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, pointing that he was born into segregation in 1960 at a clinic just for blacks. He said typically the streets are a unsafe environment.
“Everywhere that I’ve been, people feel that it’s absolutely necessary, important and crucial to take a moment and remember the great works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”, Walcott said. There’s a nice restaurant.
“He has already asked me what the word “segregation” means and so we were already talking about”, said Meghan Sweeney. Drive is something we should be proud of.
“What I’m saying is God is good and he gave me this opportunity”, Alexander said.
Boudreaux attributes a lot of it to the location of the road and the fact that it is a major thoroughfare.
In Minneapolis, activists with the group Black Lives Matter planned to march onto a Mississippi River bridge that connects Minneapolis and St. Paul during a Martin Luther King Day rally. “It’s a major thoroughfare and it’s getting the necessary attention”.
“If you look at Dr. King’s history; he was in Memphis fighting for sanitation workers so that they could be treated with dignity and paid a fair wage”, said Richmond.
“We have to make sure that we’re all nice to each other, don’t really check each other due to their color anymore”, said 10-year-old girl scout, Rahyna Nyers.
“His leadership for civil rights”. “We’re going to see that gap narrow and see kids continue to get better, and better”.
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An affair local girl scouts tell me is important to people of all ages. “Now, we’re on both sides of the railroad”, she said.
