Remembering MLK: Crowds brave cold for Sunday event Crowd braves cold for Sunday ceremony John Badman, jbadman@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of29 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 2of29 Jason Harrison, from Deliverance Temple and president of Riverbend Ministerial Alliance, delivers a passionate speech to Sunday’s crowd about commitment. Show MoreShow Less 3of29 4of29 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 MoreShow Less