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Photos: Salute to Greatness Dinner honors Martin Luther King Jr.

Photos from the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

A likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King greets celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Former Ambassador Andrew Young arrives at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice King, center right, and sister Christine King Farris, center left, join Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner Co-chairs Rutherford Seydel and his wife Laura, right, dinner chair Lisa Borders, and co-host Malcolm Jamal Warner, left, at the Hyatt Regency to honor the slain civil rights leader on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Spelman University President Beverly Tatum, center, joins celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Bernice King and co-host Dawnn Lewis pose for a photo at the VIP reception for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner Co-chairs Rutherford Seydel, left, and his wife Laura, right, join dinner chair Lisa Borders, second-left, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister Christine King Farris at the Hyatt Regency to honor the slain civil rights leader on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Bernice King, right, greets family friend Edith Savage-Jennings as celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community gather at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner hosts and organizers, from right to left, Dawnn Lewis, Rutherford Seydel, Laura Turner Seydel, Bernice King, Christine King Farris, Lisa Borders and Malcolm Jamal Warner pose for a photo at the VIP reception for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner Co-chairs Rutherford Seydel, right, and wife Laura Turner Seydel, left, pose with daughter Laura Elizabeth at a VIP reception before honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Bernice King, left, greets guests at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring her father Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

King Center volunteers pose for a group photo near a likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. with his wife Coretta Scott King at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, right, former Ambassador Andrew Young, center, and Mercedes North America's Tommy Shi, share a smile at the VIP reception for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Former Atlanta Hawks player Dikembe Mutombo, left, greets former Ambassador Andrew Young at the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Guests Randi Layne, Alvina Alston and Wendy Babchin, right to left, pose for a photo at the VIP reception for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Guests Cathy and John Wymer pose for a photo at the VIP reception for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Mayor Kasim Reed walks through the Hyatt Regency to attend the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

A portrait of saline civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., frames Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner guests at the VIP reception honoring King on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

A likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King provides the background at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community gather at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Christine King Farris, sister of slain civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., addresses celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community during the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring King on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Co-hosts Dawnn Lewis, right, and Malcolm Jamal Warner share a kiss at the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Former Atlanta Hawks player Dikembe Mutombo, center, jokes with his wife Rose and dinner guest William Craven, left, at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice King addresses celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community during the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice King addresses celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community during the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice King addresses celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community during the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

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A likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King greets celebrities, politicians and members of the civil rights community at the Hyatt Regency for the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta.

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