Marchers brave cold, rain for MLK march in DC
Posted January 14, 2017 6:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite rain and cold weather, marchers filled several blocks in Washington as they rallied in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march that was at times also a rally against president-elect Donald Trump.
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton had organized Saturday's "We Shall Not Be Moved" march and rally ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. But Trump, whose inauguration will take place in less than a week, was also on marchers' minds.
Holding umbrellas and bundled against temperatures in the mid-30s the crowd chanted "No justice, no peace" and "We will not be moved" but also "We will not be Trumped" and "Love Trumps hate."
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a rally to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The National Action Network, the group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, is sponsoring Saturday's "We Shall Not Be Moved" march and rally ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Sabrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, left, and Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, stand onstage after speaking during a civil rights advocates rally to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Civil rights advocates demonstrate on the Washington Monument grounds before marching to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Civil rights advocates march to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The National Action Network, the group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, is sponsoring Saturday's "We Shall Not Be Moved" march and rally ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Rev. Al Sharpton, center, and civil rights advocates march to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The National Action Network, the group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, is sponsoring Saturday's "We Shall Not Be Moved" march and rally ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Civil rights advocates rally to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The National Action Network, the group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, is sponsoring Saturday's "We Shall Not Be Moved" march and rally ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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