Car Caravan & Parade Honors MLK Monday In Sacramento

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Several section organizations are honoring Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. this Monday.

One yearly contented is simply a car caravan and parade. The Sacramento section of NAACP and Black Lives Matter are heading up the event, which kicks disconnected astatine 9 a.m. successful the parking batch of Grant High School successful North Sacramento.

The caravan volition caput to different locations, including Sac City College and the Oak Park Community Center earlier ending up astatine Sac State. There, a rally volition beryllium held.

Several country churches held sermons connected Sunday that honored his beingness and legacy.

Monday King, who was conscionable 39 erstwhile helium was assassinated successful 1968 portion helping sanitation workers onslaught for amended wage and workplace information successful Memphis, Tennessee.

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King, who delivered his historical “I Have a Dream” code portion starring the 1963 March connected Washington and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize successful 1964, considered radical equality inseparable from alleviating poorness and stopping war. His insistence connected nonviolent protestation continues to power activists pushing for civilian rights and societal change.