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 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
by Bob Moore, SLFP.com Activities included an address by Mayor Clarence Harmon and several dignitaries in the rotunda of the history building, which was the site of the Dred Scott decision. Following the ceremony, the large crowd gathered outside the Courthouse for the march. With a police escort, participants carried signed and banners quietly along Market Street toward Grand and then north on Grand to Powell Symphony Hall. For many participants, the event was an honored tradition. Alphie Smith (carrying sign in right photo) noted that she had marched every year in St. Louis with the exception of several years when she marched in Atlanta. At Powell Symphony Hall, an interfaith service included music by Dello Thedford and the Symphonic Gospel Choir and St. Peters A.M.E. Choir. Noted historian Rev. Robert Tabscott spoke at the event.  |
 Aron Fuller, age 11, performed a solo during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ceremony at the Old Courthouse. Fuller won the talent contest at the Apollo Theatre in New York.  Miesaa Johnson (red jacket) from the Northside Youth Council and Shane Davidson from Liberty Baptist Church (holding sign) join several thousand participants at Market and Broadway Streets waiting to begin the march to Powell Symphony Hall for the interfaith ceremony. |
 Mayor Clarence Harmonm, along with civil rights and community leaders, addressed the community in the rotunda of the Old Courthouse during a civil ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as Shelby Sosa, age 6, Sheran Pate, age 7, and Sheyne Sosa, age 6 contemplate their own dreams. |
 Mayor Clarence Harmon joined thousands of participants in the 30th Anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday in St. Louis as they march along Market Street toward Powell Symphony Hall. |
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