Martin Luther King Jr. Day service, marches call for racial justice
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Beverly Farris, right, of the National Alliance of Faith and Justice, holds a picture of Martin Luther King Jr., as she walks with Noel Parrish, left, a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe, and Candice Penn, center, a member of the Squaxin Island and Quileute tribes, Monday, Jan. 18, during a vigil supporting a peaceful transition from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, on Martin Luther King Day in Olympia, Wash.2/19
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Beverly Farris, of the National Alliance of Faith and Justice, holds of picture of Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 18, as she takes part in a vigil supporting a peaceful transition from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, on Martin Luther King Day in Olympia, Wash.3/19
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A child holds up a sign during a rally at the 39th annual Seattle MLK Jr. Day March and Rally, Monday, Jan. 18, in Seattle. The event celebrates the national holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.4/19
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A crowd of demonstrators march at the 39th annual Seattle MLK Jr. Day March and Rally, Monday, Jan. 18, in Seattle. The event celebrates the national holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and this year's theme was "Good trouble, necessary trouble," in honor of the words of the late Congressman John Lewis.5/19
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Demonstrators march at the 39th annual Seattle MLK Jr. Day March and Rally, Monday, Jan. 18, in Seattle. The event celebrates the national holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and this year's theme was "Good trouble, necessary trouble," in honor of the words of the late Congressman John Lewis.6/19
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A man wears a jacket with images of Black people killed at the hands of police as he looks on during a rally at the 39th annual Seattle MLK Jr. Day march and rally, Monday, Jan. 18, in Seattle. The event celebrates the national holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.7/19
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A crowd of demonstrators march at the 39th annual Seattle MLK Jr. Day March and Rally, Monday, Jan. 18, in Seattle. The event celebrates the national holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and this year's theme was "Good trouble, necessary trouble," in honor of the words of the late Congressman John Lewis.8/19
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Artists set up a painting of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., the first black woman elected to Congress, in the King Historic District on Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Atlanta.9/19
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Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King, Jr., raises her hands while standing with Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., right, after laying a wreath at the crypt on Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Atlanta.10/19
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Isaac Newton Farris, Jr., left, and Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., right, prepare to lay a wreath at the crypt on Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Atlanta.11/19
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Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King, Jr., after laying a wreath at the crypt on Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Atlanta.12/19
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A man takes a photo of the Historic Ebenezer First Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached on Monday, Jan. 18, in Atlanta.13/19
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G.A. Breedlove stands outside of the historic Ebenezer First Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached on Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Atlanta.14/19
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Flowers lay in front of the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, Jan. 18, in Atlanta.15/19
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People visit the eternal flame at the tomb of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King on Monday, Jan. 18, to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, in Atlanta.16/19
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G.A. Breedlove holds up a heart outside of the historic Ebenezer First Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached on Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Atlanta.17/19
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Alexis Upshaw, left, holding 2-year-old Ari Upshaw, takes a photo as Ty Upshaw, 7, right, adjusts the mask of his sister, Mila Upshaw, 5, in front of the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, in Atlanta.18/19
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / MARCH 21, 1965
Dr. Martin Luther King, foreground row, fifth from right, waves as marchers stream across the Alabama River on the first of a five day, 50-mile march to the state capitol at Montgomery, Ala. The annual celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in his hometown in Atlanta is calling for renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year. The slain civil rights leader's daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, said in an online church service Monday, Jan. 18, that physical violence and hateful speech are “out of control” in the aftermath of a divisive election followed by a deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol in Washington by supporters of President Donald Trump.19/19
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / MARCH 21, 1965
Martin Luther King, Jr. and his civil rights marchers cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., heading for the capitol, Montgomery, during a five day, 50 mile walk to protest voting laws. The annual celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in his hometown in Atlanta is calling for renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year. The slain civil rights leader's daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, said in an online church service Monday, Jan. 18, that physical violence and hateful speech are “out of control” in the aftermath of a divisive election followed by a deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol in Washington by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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