Freedom March – Remembering The King Legacy

People of all ages and all walks of life had something to say about how the late civil rights leader affected their lives.

“Our country is built on the fact that there are differences, but our differences are what make us great”.

In Atlanta, an overflow crowd showed up at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to celebrate King’s legacy at an annual commemorative service.

The day of service for the mayor kicked off at the Utah Food Bank. 4th grader Miashia Denmark says she’s somewhat closely connected with King.

With this day, many seniors in high school visited the campus with their day off of classes.

In true Martin Luther King Jr. fashion, Amarilloans marched a little over a mile peacefully this morning in honor of his holiday.

“It was actually fun”.

“It means that anybody, regardless of race, regardless of your background that you can be successful and that you can be somebody”, Gilmartin said. “We have much to do so that black men and women no longer fear dying in our streets”, said U.S Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). With many students having the day off, Catherine Adams says Paine College made a decision to further King’s dream of education for all.

“To make valentine’s day cards for sick people to make them more happy”, said Sydney Willard, a seven year old Girl Scout Brownie.

“Dr. King said change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle and that struggle is ours it is all of ours”, said O’Malley.

Black and white pictures of Dr. King are tacked on the wall inside his office; Elliot still is touched from the groundwork Dr. King set for civil rights. “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”.