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Hundreds march in bitter cold at annual MLK Jr. Day Marade in Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No level of cold could stop the hundreds who marched Monday in Denver on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Denver’s annual MLK Day Marade is a four-decade old tradition, celebrating the civil rights movement’s pioneer and the African American pursuit of freedom. The Marade participants…
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MLK Day ‘Marade’ continues on in subfreezing temperatures
Temperatures were in the single digits, yet hundreds stilled marched in Denver’s 40th annual marade honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The marade, a combination of a march and parade, was attended by both of Colorado’s senators, Denver and Aurora’s mayors, as well as notable civil rights figures.
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Denver MLK Marade, other events close down city for holiday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Single-digit temperatures won’t stop many people from streaming down East Colfax Avenue on Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — for the annual Denver Marade, held in his honor since 1986. The annual Marade — a mashup of march and parade — is one of…
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SCENES FROM | MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo
Sights and sounds from the National Western Stock Show’s African-American Heritage Rodeo on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Denver. (Video by Skyler Ballard)