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Nate Fairley of Pass Christian hands out beads at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
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Valerie Hill of Gulfport hods up a MLK 50 shirt at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. This year marks the 50th anniversary of King's assassination.
John Fitzhugh
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Tempest Andeson of Gulfport waves to one of the floats in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
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A poster of Martin Luther King Jr. on one of the floats in the MLK Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
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Elyshia Davis of Ocean Springs and her children, Tamyra Doss, 13, Brianna Washington and Aniyah Davis, 10, right, watch the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
Riders on a float in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
Spectators reach for throws at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
A rider on a float at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport plays with a doll on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
Donnetha Johnson, center, dances with the Prancing Gold Rush step club at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
Members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast march in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
A spectator waits for the next float at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
A member of Main Street Missionary Baptist Church tosses throws during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
Ricky Shade of Gufport and his dog, Prince, march in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
Spectators watch the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Gulfport on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
John Fitzhugh
jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com
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