Martin Luther King Jr. rally and march 2018

More than 3,000 people made the trek Monday morning to the Spokane Convention Center for the annual rally and march celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

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Mon., Jan. 15, 2018

Local artist Rick Bocock works on a chalk rendering of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before the start of the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, outside the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash.

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Stephy Nobles-Beans speaks before the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash.

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As some crowd members jeer, Thresa McMullen quietly turns her back as U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers speaks before the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Spokane Convention Center.

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A photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is seen before the start of the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash.

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U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, speaks to a mixed reaction from the crowd attending the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Spokane Convention Center.

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Rev. Percy "Happy" Watkins delivers Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash.

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Milli Dubbs, 5, listens to Rev. Percy "Happy" Watkins delivers Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash.

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Jana Dietrich, center, reacts as she listens to Rev. Percy "Happy" Watkins delivers Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash.

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A crowd gathers for the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

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The Spokane Police Department’s Tracie Meidl holds hands with Milli Dubbs, 5, as Milli holds hands with her mother Shattrell, second from right in green, during the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 15, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

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The annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day makes its way through downtown on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

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Grant Elementary leads the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

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Helina O'Harra, center smiles as she dances and marches with her Grant Elementary classmates during the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

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Andrew Cowley, center, marches with his Community School classmates during the annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

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The annual Unity March in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day makes its way through downtown on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

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