Dozens of Baltimore nonprofits, school marching bands, black Greek organizations and others paid no heed to an unforgiving chill in the air on Monday as they marched proudly down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Baltimore.
“I’m really excited,” said labor activist Melissa Wells, minutes before marching in her first MLK Jr. Day parade in Baltimore. She was there to represent local trade and construction unions with the Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights’ Wage Commission.
“The parade provides a visual acknowledgement of the importance of the civil rights movement and, I think, of the importance of Dr. King’s legacy,” she said, adding, “and that we’ve still got a long way to go.”
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