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Sacramento Martin Luther King Day Celebrations Looked Different This Year, But Still Preserved His Legacy Listen Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Tanya Faison with Black Lives Matter Sacramento rides in a caravan of cars to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday , Jan 18, 2021 in Sacramento, Calif.
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This year’s celebrations to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. looked different in Sacramento. There was still music, cowbells and Black Lives Matter banners flying, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no marching.
Instead, hundreds of people packed into their cars and held a caravan parade to honor Dr. King, whose dream of racial equality has yet to come to fruition, said Betty Williams, president of the Sacramento NAACP.
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