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From YouTube: MLK Celebration 2023.
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The city of Columbus celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday January 14th, 2023 with an opening march starting at the Civic Center and ending at Mildred L. Terry Public Library.
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A
A
A
Good
afternoon,
let's
be
vocals
good
afternoon,
everybody
all
right.
This
is
the
day
that
the
Lord
has
made.
Let
us
rejoice
and
be
glad
in
it.
What
a
beautiful
day!
This
is
an
incredible
day:
well,
I'm
Oz,
Roberts
and
I'm,
a
member
of
the
dream,
lives
committee
and
welcome
to
this
2023
dream
lives.
Celebration
commemorating
commemorating
The,
Life
and
Legacy
of
Dr
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
A
This
year's
theme
is
meet
them
where
they
are,
which
is
focusing
on
our
youth
meeting
somewhere,
one
where
they
are
means
Bridging
the
Gap
between
your
own
expectations
and
where
they,
where
they
are,
where
they
are
all
coming
from.
Corinthians
9,
22
States,
when
I
am
with
those
who
are
weak,
share.
Their
weakness
for
I
want
to
bring
the
weak
to
Christ.
Yes,
I.
A
B
B
God
we're
Counting
up
to
help
us
to
keep
this
dream
alive,
that
we
ask
right
now
that
you
will
be
with
us
to
help
us
to
be
that
dream
to
help
meet
people
where
they
are
wherever
they
may
be.
God.
We
ask
that
you
keep
us
in
love
and
keep
us
in
unity
with
one
another,
help
us
to
look
Beyond
each
other's
faults
and
see
each
other's
needs.
B
Help
us
dear
God,
to
look
Beyond
color
to
look
beyond
all
of
those
barriers
that
will
keep
us
divided
help
us
to
unite
help
us
that
we
might
set
the
example
for
our
youth
for
the
future.
We
cannot
do
it
without
you.
We
cannot
Love
Without
You.
We
cannot
welcome
one
another
and
be
friendly
without
you,
so
we
ask
right
now
that
you
just
move
us
in
love
from
heart
to
heart
that
we
may
conquer
every
thing
that
would
divide
us.
This
is
your
servant.
Prayer
help
us
now
bless
this
city
and
bless.
B
A
C
Thank
God
well,
first,
let
me
just
say
welcome
and
thank
you
thank
you
for
participating
in
this
dream.
Lives
event.
You
know
these
things.
The
one
thing
I
want
you
to
understand
is
this
doesn't
happen.
You
know
this
takes
a
lot
of
work.
Our
dream
lives
committee
has
been
working
almost
since
the
end
of
last
year's
event.
So
if
you're
on
the
committee
I
know,
you
all
know
Rob
Landers
and
Oz
and
Becca,
but
if
you
served
on
the
committee
since
we're
all
standing,
raise
your
hand
and
let
us
thank
you
for
your
efforts.
C
C
It's
like
whether
you
wear
an
r
or
a
d
or
a
political
letter
sweater
or
whether
you're
white
or
black,
or
whether
you're
rich
or
whether
you're
poor
events
like
this
help
us
remember
the
ideals
of
Dr
King,
which
tell
us
that
there
are
so
many
things
that
make
us
alike
so
few.
That
really
matter
that
make
us
different
unique.
So
thank
you
for
helping
us
to
celebrate
the
dream,
keep
working
towards
it
because
we're
not
there
yet,
but
we're
making
progress.
C
I
do
want
to
mention
and
I
shouldn't
start
this,
because
I'm
going
to
forget
somebody
and
they're
gonna
get
mad,
but
so
I
apologize
ahead.
The
time
I
do
want
to
recognize
our
school
superintendent,
Dr
David
Lewis
and
his
wife,
Karen
counselor
John
house
and
his
wife
Marilyn
are
here
with
us.
Our
city
manager,
Jose
Hughley,
is
back
there
somewhere
underneath
a
purple
hat
he's
Incognito
today
and,
of
course,
our
police
chief,
most,
if
not
all,
of
our
Command
Staff
from
the
police,
department
and
and
I'm
sure
I've
missed
some
others,
my
wife
Karen.
A
Thank
you,
mayor
and
I
believe
that
the
honor
that
the
Commanding
General
of
Fort
Benning
is
also
here
with
us
today.
Are
you
here
raise
your
hand?
Thank
you.
So
much.
D
Well,
I,
just
one
it's
great
to
be
part
of
the
Columbus
Community.
D
It's
been
great
to
be
back
at
Fort
Benning,
mayor
Henderson
I
appreciate
the
invitation
to
come
out
today
and
just
awesome
to
celebrate
Dr
King,
what
a
tremendous
Civil
Rights
Act
activist,
but
also,
and
also
a
great
leader
of
character
and
mayor
Henderson,
talked
about
you
know
the
values
that
he
epitomized
and
not
only
should
we
celebrate
him
today,
but
we
also
should
think
about
holding
ourselves
accountable
to
those
same
values
so
again
great
to
be
part
of
this
event
today
great
to
be
back
at
Fort,
Benning
and
part
of
the
Columbus
Community.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
sir.
At
this
time
we
would
like
to
observe
a
moment
of
silence
to
reflect
on
the
life
of
Reverend,
Dr,
Martin,
Luther,
King
Jr
and
the
lives
that
he
touched
and
the
many
lives
that
were
lost
during
this
struggle
for
equal.
Just
equality
and
justice
moved
by
our
heads.
A
E
Good
morning,
good
afternoon,
happy
Saturday
everybody
say
the
dream
lives,
the
dream
lives
in
US.
Listen,
we
just
came
to
have
fun
today.
This
is
the
Dreamland
choir
snippet
of
us,
because
we
wanted
to
be
untraditional
this
year
right
and
roll
with
the
mobile
DJ
and
look
real
cool
and
so
I
told
everybody
just
wear
your
bed
is
tennis
shoe
right
meet
them
where
they
are,
the
kids
love
little
shoes
right
Rob
and
they
love
them.
E
F
F
E
Yeah
yeah,
we
got
one
more
stuff
for
you,
and
this
is
one
of
the
most
respected
artists
of
all
time
by
the
name
of
Bob
Marley
and
when
you
think
of
Bob
Marley,
you
can't
think
of
nothing
but
love
right.
You
just
think
of
a
nice
Island
warm
weather
and
then
you
think
of
love
all
right
in
that
order.
So
we're
just
gonna
sing
one
love
because
that's
the
answer,
where's
the
love.
Well,
we
see
it
right
here.
E
G
G
This
nation
will
rise
up,
live
out.
The
true
meaning
of
its
Creed
we'd
hold
these
Jews
to
be
self-evident,
that
all
men
are
created.
I
have
a
dream
that
one
day
only
the
red
pills,
sons
of
former
slaves
and
the
sons
of
farmers
will
they
be
able
to
sit
down
together
at
the
table
of
Brotherhood
I
have
a
dream:
I
have
a
dream.
G
G
The
rough
places
will
be
made
Vain
and
the
Crooked
places
will
be
made
straight
and
before
the
Lord
shall
be
revealed
in
all
Sites
shall
see
it
together:
Let
Freedom
Ring
and
if
Americans
to
be
a
great
nation,
this
must
become
true,
so
Let
Freedom,
Ring
from
every
state
and
every
city.
We
will
be
able
to
speed
up
that
day
when
all
of
God's
truck
men
and
white
men,
Jews
and
Gentiles,
Protestants
and
Catholics
will
be
able
to
join
hand
and
sing
in
the
words
of
the
old
negro
Spirits.
A
Again,
my
name
is
Oz
Roberts
I'm,
a
member
of
the
dream,
lifts
committee
and
welcome
to
part
two
of
this
dream
live
celebration
commemorating
the
life
of
Dr
Martin,
Luther,
King
Jr.
If
you'll,
please
right
now,
Focus
your
attention
to
the
stage
for
presentation
by
the
Springer
opera
house
with
letters
from
A
Birmingham
Jail.
F
H
H
I
am
in
Birmingham,
because
Injustice
is
here:
I
cannot
sit
idly
by
in
Atlanta
and
not
be
concerned
about
what
happens
in
Birmingham.
Injustice
anywhere
is
a
threat
to
Justice
everywhere.
You
deplore
the
demonstrations
that
are
presently
taking
place
in
Birmingham,
but
the
white
power
structure
of
the
city
left
the
Negro
Community,
with
no
other
alternative.
I
I
H
Birmingham
is
the
most
segregated
city
in
the
United
States.
It's
ugly
record
of
police
brutality
is
known
in
every
section
of
this
country.
There
have
been
more
unsold
bombings
of
negro
homes
in
churches
in
Birmingham
than
in
any
City.
In
this
nation,
negro
leaders
sought
to
negotiate
with
the
city's
fathers
for
the
political
leaders
consistently
refused
to
engage
in
good
faith
negotiation.
H
You
may
well
last
why
direct
action.
Why
sit
it
as
marches?
I
have
earnestly
worked
and
preached
against
right
intention,
but
there
is
a
type
of
constructive
non-violent
tension
that
is
necessary
for
growth.
We
must
create
the
kind
of
non-violent
tension
that
will
help
men
to
rise
from
the
dark
depths
of
prejudice
and
racism
to
The,
Majestic
Heights
of
understanding
and
Brotherhood
will
never
be
free.
H
We
know
through
painful
experience,
that
freedom
is
never
voluntarily
given
by
the
oppressor
for
years
now.
I
have
heard
the
words
wait.
This
wait
has
always
meant.
Never.
We
must
come
to
see
that
Justice
too
long
delayed
is
Justice
denied.
I
must
confess
that
I
have
been
bravely
disappointed
with
the
white
mind.
I
have
come
to
the
regrettable
conclusion
that
the
negro's
great
stumbling
block
in
the
stride
towards
freedom
is
the
white
moderate
who
is
more
devoted
to
order
than
to
Justice.
Who
feels
that
he
can
set
the
timetable
for
another
man's
Freedom.
I
I
H
H
I
H
H
H
D
A
Again,
the
mayor
mentioned
this
out
at
the
Civic
Center,
but
I
know
the.
If
there
are
other
members
of
there
are
members
of
the
green
lifts
committee.
Will
you
please
raise
your
hand
so
that
people
can
see
you
again.
A
The
mayor
said:
they've
worked
all
year
to
to
hopefully
embellish
and
make
this
event
better
than
it
was.
Last
year
we
were
led
by
Rob,
Landers
and
sadly
Rob.
What
Rob,
where
are
you
rob,
raise
your
hand?
A
Rob
is
right.
There
Rob
Landers
is
leaving
us
shortly
to
go
back
to
St
Louis
back
to
his
hometown,
we're
going
to
really
miss
Rob.
We
love
Rob
and
all
that
he's
done
for
this
community,
so
Rob.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
As
I
said
earlier,
the
theme
for
this
year
is
meet
them
where
they
are
focusing
on
our
youth
meeting,
someone
where
they
are
means,
Bridging,
the
Gap
between
you
and
your
own
expectations
and
where
the
other
person
is
coming
from,
it
means
intentionally
listening
and
trying
to
understand
their
values,
their
style,
their
needs,
their
desires
and
even
their
traumatic
experiences
connecting
them
in
all
the
way
that
is
most
effective
for
them,
but
meeting
them
where
they
are
implies.
G
A
A
You
know
nothing
about
so
always
be
kind,
as
Whitney
Houston
said
so
plainly
stated
in
the
Greatest
Love
of
All
I
believe
that
children
are
our
future
teach
them
well
so
and
let
them
lead
the
way,
that's
what
we
all
need
to
be
doing
so,
as
we
continue
this
afternoon
to
encourage
to
our
engagement
stations.
Please
remember
that
we
all
need
to
be
intentional
in
teaching
and
mentoring,
our
youth
so
that
they
can
actually
help
fill
the
dream.
The
doctor
dream
that
Dr
King
did
to
help
keep
his
dream
alive.
J
E
F
E
K
E
E
J
J
L
Martin
Luther
King.
We
should
all
know
who
he
is
Martin
Luther
King
was
an
American
Pastor
in
civil
rights
activist
who
worked
tirelessly
towards
the
dream,
a
dream
that
he
had
planned
for
all
African
Americans
King's
dream
was
for
our
for
all
African
Americans
to
be
able
to
walk
in
the
streets
without
being
without
fear
of
being
shot
by
police
thinks
he
had
hoped
did
happen,
but
things,
but
that
has
not
changed.
L
Gangs
are
out
here
in
these
streets
with
going
back
and
forth
with
each
other,
without
caring
about
who
or
who
or
what
gets
caught
in
the
crossfire
Lord.
Giving
a
single
thought
of
what
could
happen
not
only
to
people
but
to
themselves
lives
are
something
that
we
look
forward
to
yet
what
we
don't
think
about
is
we
can
be
taken
away
in
the
blink
of
an
eye:
George
Floyd,
Brianna,
Taylor,
Johnny,
Robinson,
William,
Leonard
and
kawam
James.
We
have
to
work
together
to
keep
to
get
King's
dream
up
and
running.
M
N
M
N
O
My
name
is
debasia
Walker
and
I'm.
A
senior
at
Shaw,
High,
School,
A
wise
man
once
said:
I
have
a
dream
nine
decades
later.
Is
that
dream
even
still
alive?
We
screen
black
lives
matter,
but
we
commit
in
black
on
black
crimes,
blackhead
and
black
for
wanting
Better
Lives
yeah,
the
black
community
dreaming
of
unity,
but
we're
not
trying
to
see
the
reality.
Instead
of
lending
the
hand
we
decide
to
speed
in
the
faces
of
our
own
I.
Don't
think
that
was
the
dream
Martin
literally
watching
the
world
in
black
and
white
white
privilege.
O
Privilege
would
never
see
us
right,
I
think
they're
always
better
than
us,
but
always
taken
from
us.
Yet
some
desire
to
be
us,
but
don't
see
me
or
you
equally,
our
world
today
made
a
vision
of
foggy
dream,
none
of
us
living
in
reality.
We
all
live
in
a
fantasy,
forgetting
those
who
lost
their
lives
tragically.
But
yet
all
lies
matters
right.
All
he
dreamed
would
be
quality,
but
yet
failed
to
even
be
in
unity.
We
all
screaming.
We
want
peace,
but
can't
follow
the
division
of
the
dream.
What
was
your
dream?
Martin?
I?
O
E
Thank
you,
I
have
a
dream:
I
have
a
dream
that
we
can
stop.
The
hate
I
have
Regina
my
dreadlocks
My
Curls,
and
my
bathroom
knots
will
allow
me
to
be
discriminated
against
in
a
workplace
of
people
who
don't
have
my
face.
Dominated
I
have
a
dream
that
one
day
my
physique
won't
be
judged
by
the
next
man
in
line,
but
off
the
kindness
of
my
heart
that
dignifies
my
character.
My
actions
and
the
color
of
my
skin
that's
intertwined.
E
Saying
it's
not
fair,
because
I
run
as
fast
as
to
Carly,
yet
they
love
to
judge
my
race.
They
call
me
an
underdog
and
not
a
god,
even
though
they
sexualizing
the
human
eye
to
Thunderstruck
to
my
Thousand
Ways,
look
at
my
eyes
and
face
assumptions
that
we
weren't
capable
of
uniting
all
our
denying
our
rights
right.
Just
because
it
doesn't
mean
people
color
white
right.
They
actually
do
black
women
in
Memphis
Yeah.
They
love
the
way
I
tend
to
our
basketball
and
football
games,
and
yet
prices
never
gave.
E
K
I
wondered
to
myself
how
I
got
here
to
say
something
new,
never
heard
of
before,
without
sounding
like
an
unsubtle,
cracking
record
beating
an
already
dead
horse.
I
can't
start
it
off
with
he
had
a
dream.
We
all
know
that
can't
say
it's
still
not
fully
realized.
We
already
know
that
lightly
step
on
the
eggshells
that
make
up
a
white
man's
ego
watch
as
the
white
suburbians
clutch
onto
their
purposes
like
they
clutch
onto
their
denial
that
they
are
part
of
the
problem.
K
The
content
of
my
character,
please,
you
want
to
know
what
makes
up
my
skin
am
I
brown
enough
to
speak
in
English
as
if
who
I
was
hinged
on
them.
Fixate
on
my
accent,
so
they
think
I
am
well
spoken
into
whatever
idea
dream
you
have
in
your
head:
they
post
on
their
story,
his
quotes,
they
find
inspirational,
but
if
they
knew
him
beyond
the
three
clip
minute
speech
required
in
a
ninth
grade
classroom,
they
signed
with
Fox
News
and
called
him
a
radical.
K
So
don't
just
sit
there
and
tell
me
that
there's
so
much
left
to
be
done.
We
already
know
that
just
do
it
already
or
do
you
need
more
blood.
Another
broken
neck,
broken
door
hinges:
bullets
in
a
Walmart,
stateless
search
warrants,
violence
from
those
who
wear
a
badge
on
their
chest.
I
wish
they
would
hold
a
fraction
of
respect,
they'd
hold
for
the
inside
of
the
Reverend
and
realize
he
was
not
the
only
one
with
the
dream.
I
have
wanted
to
be
a
writer
since
the
moment
I
had
a
story
formed
in
my
head.
K
K
P
This
is
a
jazz
band
made
up
of
Representative
members
from
all
high
schools
in
Columbus
Georgia,
we're
here
today
to
play
some
music
for
you
guys
as
part
of
the
celebration,
because
if
music
is
important
to
everybody,
music
is
the
universal
language,
as
they
say,
jazz.
Music,
blues
music
in
particular
on
Martin
Luther
King
weekend,
is
a
uniquely
American
style
of
music.
It
is
a
uniquely
African-American
style
if
you
trace
the
roots
of
blues
and
jazz
all
the
way
back.
You
can
name,
you
know
many
different
jazz
players.
P
You
know
Miles
Davis,
John
Coltrane.
He
talked
about
Duke,
Ellington
and
right
around
the
corner.
Here
in
Columbus
we
do
have
our
historic
Monterey
house,
and
if
you
don't
know
about
my
rainy
Google
mile
Rainey,
she
is
one
of
the
earliest
female
blues
singers
that
we
have
in
America
and
she's
right
here
from
Columbus
Georgia,
so
blues,
music
and
jazz
music
does
influence
every
other
style
of
music
that
we
even
listen
to
on
the
radio
today
and
that's
why
this
music
is
so
important.
P
So
we're
going
to
play
a
variety
of
different
songs
for
you
today.
We're
going
to
start
out
with
a
straight
Blues
tune
called
all
blues.
We're
also
going
to
play
a
Rock
horn
Banting
by
the
band
Chicago,
25
or
6
to
4..
We
will
end
with
some
Aretha
Franklin,
we'll
play
some
jazz
ballads
in
the
middle.
P
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
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F
F
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F
P
All
right,
our
last
song
for
this
session,
do
we
have
I
hope
you
guys
will
recognize.
F
It
we're
going
to
do.