The City of Tallahassee took the lead for yesterday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance. For the first time, the events included a parade on Monroe Street.
In the past, the local NAACP branch hosted much of the observance which included a march, usually from the C.K. Steele Bus Plaza to the State Capitol. But COVID concerns squelched this year's involvement. So the City of Tallahassee stepped in, said City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox.
"We're having our Martin Luther King - first annual, that's right we're calling it first annual - Martin Luther King Day parade."
Before which, there was a reenactment of the great civil rights leader's final speech. It included the following:
"We mean business, now. We are determined to gain our rightful place in God's world. And this is what the whole thing is about."
That was followed by the parade itself down Monroe Street and then the city's Day of Dialogue panel discussion, held outdoors in the downtown park.
