Benedictine sisters and oblates were among nearly 400 persons who took part in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day march. Local leaders spoke as the crowd gathered at Perry Square before the march to the Martin Luther King Center off Chestnut Street. At the Center, following the march participants joined in prayer and a wreath was placed in front of a memorial casket to honor Martin Luther King. A strong call was made to the many young persons present encouraging them to take greater responsibility for moving the community forward in unity and to continue the work of ending racism and dismantling racist structures and systems.
