Martin Luther King Jr. Day March

An estimated 3,000 people gathered in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. day holiday to listen to speeches by local leaders prior to marching the streets on downtown Spokane on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

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Mon., Jan. 21, 2019

Joseph Martin holds up a sign while crowds exit the Spokane Convention Center for the Martin Luther King Jr. march on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The march was preceded with an event there that had an estimated 3,000 people in attendance.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Students from Grant Elementary School perform a dance to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Prior to the march, an event took place in the Spokane Convention Center, and once the march concluded, the students performed a dance from Zimbabwe for ancestors.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Shelley Monson holds a Martin Luther King Jr. book on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 after the MLK day march in downtown Spokane. The event featured speeches and singing in the Spokane Convention Center before the march, and after the march there were performances in the same place.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Jada Finkle marches on Bernard Street to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The march was preceded with an event that featured speeches from Spokane NAACP President Kurtis Robinson, Mayor David Condon, Rev. Happy Watkins and local pastor Stephy Nobles-Beans.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Rev. Happy Watkins addresses the crowd before performing Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 in the Spokane Convention Center. Afterward, a peaceful march took place in downtown Spokane.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Students from Grant Elementary School perform a dance to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The students performed on the streets of downtown Spokane during the march, as well as to drums for this dance which was from Zimbabwe outside of the First Interstate Center for the Arts.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Joshua Harris marches down Spokane Falls Boulevard with a sign to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The march was preceded with an event that featured speeches and singing in the Spokane Convention Center before the peaceful march through downtown Spokane.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Kurtis Robinson, Spokane's NAACP president, delivers a speech to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 in the Spokane Convention Center. Robinson was one of several speakers including Mayor David Condon, Rev. Happy Watkins and local pastor Stephy Nobles-Beans.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Olynda Stone sings to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 in the Spokane Convention Center. The event featured speeches including Spokane NAACP President Kurtis Robinson, Mayor David Condon, Rev. Happy Watkins and local pastor Stephy Nobles-Beans.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Students from Grant Elementary School perform a dance to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The students performed on the streets of downtown Spokane during the march, as well as to drums for this dance which was from Zimbabwe outside of the First Interstate Center for the Arts.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Treg Cox marches with his father (not pictured) to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Speeches and singing kicked off the event in the Spokane Convention Center prior to the march, and an event organizer estimated that 3,000 people were in attendance.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Young Martin Luther King Jr. supporters march south on Bernard Street with signs to celebrate the holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The march was preceded with an event that featured speeches from Spokane NAACP President Kurtis Robinson, Mayor David Condon, Rev. Happy Watkins and local pastor Stephy Nobles-Beans.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Supporters march south on Bernard Street with signs to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The march was preceded with an event that featured speeches from Spokane NAACP President Kurtis Robinson, Mayor David Condon, Rev. Happy Watkins and local pastor Stephy Nobles-Beans.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Former Spokane NAACP president Phil Tyler records a speech from local pastor Stephy Nobles-Beans while Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers claps on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 in the Spokane Convention Center. The event featured speeches and singing in the Spokane Convention Center before a peaceful march through downtown Spokane took place.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers listens to Rev. Happy Watkins deliver Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech from the second row on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 in the Spokane Convention Center. Afterward, a peaceful march took place in downtown Spokane.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
The PJamrs wrap up the Martin Luther King Jr. march on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The PJamrs had a busy weekend, as they had already performed at the women's march on Saturday.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review