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PHOTO GALLERY: Events honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 16, 2012 | 6:45 p.m. CST; updated 9:15 p.m. CST, Monday, January 16, 2012

BY Pinar Istek

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In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people attended events in Columbia honoring the civil rights leader.

Valerie Shaw, center, speaks to a crowd Monday morning during Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at Battle Garden.   ¦  Pinar Istek

Linda Dodd, master of ceremonies, left, Marie Glaze, a life member of NAACP, and Ceola Hill sit Monday afternoon before the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration starts at Second Missionary Baptist Church.   ¦  Pinar Istek

A drawing and a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. hang on the podium and drums Monday afternoon during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at Second Missionary Baptist Church.   ¦  Pinar Istek

Attendees of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration give applause Monday afternoon after Donna Ellison sang a song at Second Missionary Baptist Church.   ¦  Pinar Istek

Ardedeenia Davis holds a candle and prays Monday evening before a group starts a candlelight march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. from Douglass High School to historic St. Paul A.M.E. Church.   ¦  Pinar Istek

Candles sit in cups that read "In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." and that feature his picture Monday evening during a commemoration in King's honor at historic St. Paul A.M.E. Church.   ¦  Pinar Istek

Linda Cox, left, Bonnie Turner and Dee Campbell-Carter, back-center, march with candles Monday evening from Douglass High School to historic St. Paul A.M.E. Church. The group marched in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.   ¦  Pinar Istek

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