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Opelika holds annual Martin Luther King Jr. walk, leaders and residents recall long-running tradition
Summary
Mayor John Taylor and local residents joined Opelika’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. walk, an event participants said has continued for more than 40 years in memory of a former commissioner named Kelly.
Mayor John Taylor and residents joined Opelika’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. walk on MLK weekend, honoring a decades-old local tradition that participants said was started by a former commissioner named Kelly.
The event, described by participants as a walk rather than a parade, has continued for ‘‘over 40 years,’’ one speaker said, and aims to mark the civil-rights leader’s legacy while bringing…
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