Martin Luther King day celebrations in St. Louis
Date: 1/16/2012 Album ID: 1396501
Photos by Christian Gooden
Hundreds gather in the Old Courthouse rotunda for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony in downtown St. Louis before a commemorative march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. There, a ceremony of speakers, singers and performers honoring the slain civil rights leader entertained a crowd.
Wendell Hodge, with flag, of Jennings, marches along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in downtown St. Louis with Essie Scaife in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis for a ceremony of speakers and singers to honor the slain civil rights leader before a commemorative march.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Former Missouri State Rep. Betty Thompson speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony in the Old Courthouse before a commemorative march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered to participate after a ceremony of speakers and singers honoring the slain civil rights leader.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Covered in commemorative buttons, Nica Diann Turner Mercer(CQ) of St. Louis listens to speakers at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis before the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered at the courthouse in St. Louis for a ceremony of speakers and singers to honor the slain civil rights leader before the march.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Dignitaries lead the commemorative march along Market Street in downtown St. Louis for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration that began with a ceremony at the Old Courthouse and ended at Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered and heard speakers, singers and performances honoring the slain civil rights leader.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Brice Holmes (foreground), of St. Louis, marches along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in downtown St. Louis in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorative march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered at the Old Courthouse for a ceremony of speakers and singers honoring the slain civil rights leader before a commemorative march.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Kayci Reiter (center) of Brentwood marches in the  Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorative march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis for a ceremony of speakers and singers honoring the slain civil rights leader.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Deandre Hogans, (second from right) trumpeter with the Harris-Stowe State University band plays along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in downtown St. Louis in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis for a ceremony of speakers and singers honoring the slain civil rights leader before the march.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Alphie Smith, of St. Louis County, gets set to march in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
Hundreds gathered at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis for a ceremony of speakers and singers honoring the slain civil rights leader.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Hundreds gather in the Old Courthouse rotunda for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony in downtown St. Louis before a commemorative march to Powell Symphony Hall on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 where a ceremony of speakers, singers and performers honoring the slain civil rights leader entertained a crowd.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Jeannette Strong of Florissant attends the Interfaith Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Powell Symphony Hall in St.  Louis. I believe in Martin Luther King's message. We need to come together, said Strong, who has attended the service for the last 20 years. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Missionary Doris James of New Bethlehem Baptist Church dances after a Scripture reading at the Interfaith Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Powell Symphony Hall in St.  Louis. To the left is Merdean Gales. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Mark Gladney (left) and Steve Page with Mark Gladney Christian Dance Company perform a tap dance number at the Interfaith Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Powell Symphony Hall in St.  Louis.  Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Merdean Gales (left) hugs Austin and Eneazer Layne after they sang a song at the Interfaith Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Powell Symphony Hall in St.  Louis. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Recording artist Jeffrey Hardin sings his rendition of Sam Cooke's Change is Gonna Come at the Interfaith Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Powell Symphony Hall in St.  Louis.  Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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