MLK Freedom Walk Detroit TODAY!

50 Year Anniversary Since Martin Luther King's 1963 Detroit Visit!

http://www.freedomwalkdetroit.com/index.html

I'll be there in spirit, Zacha!

I was there in '63. A toddler held up on my fathers shoulders for a view... a view of the crowds anyway. My parents where in the back of a very large number of marchers downtown Detroit!

My father, who was in the original march in 1963 [[as was I, as a babe on Daddy's shoulders, like Zacha) will be there today to be part of a photo of as many of the still living people who participated in the original march as they could gather. At 87 he's a little on in years to do any actual marching himself today, but he did want to be there and be in the pictures.

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Originally Posted by EastsideAl

My father, who was in the original march in 1963 [[as was I, as a babe on Daddy's shoulders, like Zacha) will be there today to be part of a photo of as many of the still living people who participated in the original march as they could gather. At 87 he's a little on in years to do any actual marching himself today, but he did want to be there and be in the pictures.

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My goodness, that is beautiful.
I was there. It was more and less than I expected.

This march was quite massive; the crowds were as dense as you can see in these photos, for blocks - at one point, from south of the Fox to North of Mack.

An attached photo of the march [[photo by Gregg Newsom) and a photo gallery:
http://apps.detroitnews.com/apps/mul...y.php?id=16279

I'll note that there were also many whites on this march, young and old.Attachment 20591

Great turn out and nice photos!

Not related to his 1963 speech, a little info on his speech at Grosse Pointe High School in 1968.

http://gphistorical.org/mlk/index.htm

Thanks for sharing this MM! Cool link to document such a nice peaceful event. The attachment did not come thru however.

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Originally Posted by marshamusic

This march was quite massive; the crowds were as dense as you can see in these photos, for blocks - at one point, from south of the Fox to North of Mack.

An attached photo of the march [[photo by Gregg Newsom) and a photo gallery:
http://apps.detroitnews.com/apps/mul...y.php?id=16279

I'll note that there were also many whites on this march, young and old.Attachment 20591

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Originally Posted by Zacha341

Thanks for sharing this MM! Cool link to document such a nice peaceful event. The attachment did not come thru however.

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I get the same thing.

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Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

I get the same thing.

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Hopefully, this one will work:

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