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Photo Story: Martin Luther King Jr. Campus March

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is widely known as “the day we get school off,” but for students at Central Michigan University, the day is filled with events that encourage Dr. King’s beliefs and continue to spread awareness on his work and the idea of peace and equality.

Students at CMU, members of the Isabella County community, family and friends gathered to peacefully remember Dr. King and to express that equality is a team effort and that justice is necessary everywhere.

The day began with a CommUnity Brunch and flowed into volunteer opportunities for students. There were several different types of service that students could contribute to, such as creating posters for the CommUnity march on campus, or creating care packages.

Students volunteer for MLK Day of service by doing various service activities and creating posters for the march on the campus of Central Michigan University on January 18, 2016.
Students volunteer for MLK Day of service by doing various service activities and creating posters for the march on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

The march began at the Bovee University Center and traveled throughout the campus and the city of Mount Pleasant.

Students carried signs depicting quotes from Dr. King or other quotes related to peace and equality.

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Students hold a Martin Luther King Jr. Sign as they march in memory of MLK on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

 

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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” / “Remember the dream of Dr. King”. Students carry signs that depict the idea that justice is needed everywhere, something that Dr. King promoted on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

 

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Students participate in the the MLK march on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

This is not about ME, this is about US

Students carry signs for the MLK march on the campus of Central Michigan University on January 18, 2016.
Students carry signs for the MLK march on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

Students bundled up and faced the cold, using coffee and blankets to stay warm, to remember Dr. King and all of the achievements he and many others contributed to human rights.

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Students of Central Michigan University and members of the Mount Pleasant community bundle up to march in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2016.

 

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A poster of Dr. King is carried by a student as they march on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

 

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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” A quote from Dr. King is carried by a student as she marches on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

 

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Members of the Isabella County Human Rights committee carry their sign as they march on the campus of Central Michigan University in remembrance for Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 18, 2016.

 

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Students march from the University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

The time is always right to do what is right

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“This is not about ME, this is about US” Students continue to march on the campus of Central Michigan University on Jan. 18, 2016.

Photos and story by Anne Langan.

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