Remembering MLK: Crowds brave cold for Sunday event
Crowd braves cold for Sunday ceremony
John Badman, jbadman@thetelegraph.com
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At the 41st annual commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on Sunday, Rosetta Brown, left, and Michael Holiday, right, place a wreath in James H. Killion Park at Salu as about 100 people watch. Joining them were members of the Alton NAACP executive committee. Show MoreShow Less
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Jason Harrison, from Deliverance Temple and president of Riverbend Ministerial Alliance, delivers a passionate speech to Sunday’s crowd about commitment. Show MoreShow Less
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Nearly 100 vehicles participated in a procession Sunday from Lincoln-Douglas Square to a wreath laying ceremony for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony at James H. Killion Park at Salu. Here the vehicles including an Alton Fire Department pumper make their way up Martin Luther King Boulevard in Alton Sunday afternoon. Show MoreS
Alton Branch NAACP to hold Martin Luther King Jr. Motorcade Celebration Sunday, January 17
The motorcade is in celebration of the example set by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the hope he instilled in our community that change will come. Author: Lexi Brown Updated: 11:47 AM CST January 15, 2021
ALTON, Ill. The Alton Branch NAACP is holding a Martin Luther King Jr. Motorcade Celebration this Sunday, January 17.
This is the first year for the event, and the theme is
Making Lives Matter, Where Do We Go From Here, which acknowledges the work we have yet to do.
The motorcade is in celebration of the example set by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the hope he instilled in our community that change will come.
Decorations come down in Alton
John Badman, jbadman@thetelegraph.com
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Matt Sowders, an employee of the Alton Parks and Recreation Departmet, removes the last of the Christmas garland from Lincoln-Douglas Square in downtown Alton Thursday.
ALTON City employees on Thursday removed the last of the Christmas garland that had been put up at Lincoln-Douglas Square in downtown Alton.
The decorations in the square compliment the annual Alton Christmas Tree erected by Alton Godfrey Rotary Club members each year for the last quarter of a century. In previous years people packed the square for ceremonies related to the lighting of the tree, which often included a visit by Santa and Christmas carols sung by children.
MLK motorcade set Jan. 17
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ALTON The Alton Branch NAACP is planning its first ever motorcade to celebrate the memory and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 17.
The event’s theme, “Making Lives Matter, Where Do We Go from Here,” acknowledges the work yet to be done. The NAACP asks that motorcade participants meet at the Lincoln-Douglas Square in downtown Alton by 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, to ensure a prompt 2 p.m. departure to James Killion (Salu) Park. People are invited to use creative decor on their vehicles.
Upon arrival at the park, there will be a wreath-laying in honor of Dr. King and brief remarks to commemorate the moment.