Hundreds pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. in Madison

“I never had a feeling like I had at that particular time when Dr. King was assassinated, I felt like we had lost it all”, Rountree said. “A very honorable man. He had a great history with our people”.

The legacy of Martin Luther King Junior lived on in the Twin Ports Monday as hundreds gathered at the DECC to honor and remember him. “I can work with other races”.

“What would my father say?” asked King, who was frequently interrupted by deafening applause. Download the FOX 40 News app for free today. Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK – Rayne High School senior Whitley Larry reads during a Martin Luther King Jr.

“Fifty to 100 years, I’d say Martin Luther King’s dream, becomes reality”, predicts Harper. Boyd noted that Arizona was the only state in the union to actually vote on whether Dr. King’s birthday should be a holiday.

Cynthia Wilkerson along with her sons Remy Novack, 4, and his brother Leopold, 7, volunteer their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday planting native trees and shrubs at the Allison Spring Reserve Monday, Jan.18, 2016, near Olympia, Wash. “We still need to get people registered to vote, and anything that we can do for injustice”. “And my mother, she was at work, and how she called to comfort them”, Pastor Boyd said. “She said that she had a driver that was taking her kids to school, but that he just wasn’t working out, and could I drive the kids to school”.

Some churchgoers said they would like to see the community come together more often and serve as positive role models for younger generations. “Racism is still alive and well, and we have to eradicate it”, said Hilda Wiltz, a member of the National Association of University Women, which co-sponsored the day’s events.

Rountree says being the best person you can be, is the proper way to honor Dr. King.

They enjoyed singing, dancing, speakers, and the annual walk over the Martin Luther King Junior Bridge.

Volunteer Christopher Coleman said the event was an example of “bringing people of different backgrounds together to achieve a common goal”.