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JANUARY 23, 2019
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Marade marks lasting legacy of Civil Rights revolutionary
Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu
Mayor of Denver Michael Hancock and former legislator Wilma Webb stand on the “I Have A Dream” monument in Denver City Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the 34th annual Marade. Webb and her husband, former Mayor of Denver Wellington Webb, fought for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be recognized as a state holiday.
Speakers took the stage in front of the
By Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu Thousands gathered on Jan. 21 in Denver
the U.S. has improved in equality since the Civil Rights Movement, the political
pushing for change after the Marade
the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy.
climate has its own struggles in 2019.
with a quote from King: “We cannot rest.
The opening program began at 9:30
“While the United States has been
City Park, holding signs and each other’s
a.m. and was followed by a march down
shutdown, the Chinese have landed
hands in prayer on what would have been
Colfax Avenue to Civic Center Park for
a spaceship on the dark side of the
Martin Luther King Jr.’s 90th birthday.
the closing ceremony around 2 p.m.
moon. Other countries are going
This marks the 34th Denver Marade,
After prayers and songs, Sen. Michael
but there is still a torch to be carried.
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He then urged the marchers to keep
“I Have a Dream” monument, honoring
Bennet reminded the audience that while
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OPINION
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Laurels have not yet been earned.”
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forward and we can’t even keep our government open,” Bennet said.
FEATURES
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SPORTS
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Government shutdown delays
The shutdown could affect our most
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