Images from the MLK Parade
Dennis Lewis and his son, Dennis, Jr. walk the parade route during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Oklahoma City on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Dennis Lewis was in second grade when Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. He met Martin Luther King III once, and even traveled to Memphis to see where the civil rights leader and pastor was assassinated. Lewis started carrying an American flag in the MLK Parade in Oklahoma City in 1982. He’s near the front of the parade every year. “It’s a day of togetherness,” he says as he waits for the 2011 parade to start. “It should be like this everyday.” This year Dennis’ son walked next to him, carrying a portrait of King. “I wanted to show my son and the younger generation behind me, the significance of the day and the sacrifices that was made before us.”
To see more images from this year’s parade, click here.
State Representative Anastasia Pittman carries a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in downtown on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
The SGI-USA float passes by spectators during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Oklahoma City on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. SGI-USA is a Lay Buddhist Organization. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
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