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    Charles Campbell (center w/ MLK portrait) says he and friends Ellie Howard (far right) and Connie Lesesne (not in frame) have been participating in the MLK parade since its first year in Charlotte. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Camille Stuart (left) and John Mays, with a warm cup of coffee, wait for the start of the MLK parade Saturday morning on Tryon Street. The pair were just two of the float riders for the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Beta Nu Lamda chapter in Charlotte. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Four-year-old Laniyah Prince waves to Rufus and other members of a contingent Charlotte Bobcats employees participating the the MLK parade Saturday in Charlotte. Laniyah came to the parade with her father Tyrone Prince (on right). A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Crowds lines Tryon Street, especially in the sunshine, for the annual MLK parade in Charlotte. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    MLK parade watchers wave and cheer participants as they march by Trade and Tryon Streets in uptown Charlotte on Saturday. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Samarrian Rorie (CQ Samarrian), 6, gets a birds-eye view from his father, John Rorie's, shoulders of MLK parade participants as they gather before the event Saturday in Charlotte. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Damion Samuels (CQ Damion, left) and Damian White (CQ Damian) members of Tau-Omicron chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Davidson College show off some step moves during the MLK parade in uptown Charlotte Saturday. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Deonty Clark, a senior and member of the West Charlotte High School JROTC color guard waits for the annual MLK parade to start Saturday morning. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Drum majors Sanchez Crump (left) 13, and twin brother Santerio Crump (CQ, right), 13 march as five-year-old Roderiquez Simmons (CQ Roderiquez) drops to his knees and does a back bend during the MLK parade Saturday in Charlotte. The boys are members of the Drills of Hope Marching Thunder. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Members of the West Charlotte Marching Lions band take part in the annual MLK parade Saturday on Tryon Street. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Charles Campbell (left w/ MLK portrait on sweatshirt) says he and friends Ellie Howard (center with sign) and Connie Lesesne (far right) have been participating in the MLK parade since its first year in Charlotte. A parade in uptown Charlotte honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring bands, civic organizations and community leaders marched south on Tryon Street on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The parade began at 11am at 11th and Tryon Streets finishing up at 1st and Tryon. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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