Photos: 2017 MLK Day parade in Gwinnett County

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Photos: 2017 MLK Day parade in Gwinnett County

A marching band, dancers and cheerleaders participated in the annual MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Ga. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017.

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Members of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's office march with the American flag during the opening ceremony of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade inLawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Members of different organizations with an array of things to say stand next to one another in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr on MLK Day in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Pro Tem governor Bob Clarke gives a short speech before the start of the MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Grand Marshall of the parade Dr. Francis E. Davis gives a short speech for a crowd before the start of the MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Grand Marshall of the parade Dr. Francis E. Davis gives a short speech for a crowd before the start of the MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - A member of the crowd claps for Dr Francis E. Davis as she is presented a bouquet of flowers at the ceremony for an MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Dr Frances E. Davis is presented a bouquet of flowers and a framed picture in her honor by Marlene Taylor-Crawford, the president of the United Ebony Society of Gwinett in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Arlene Simmons, an activist from Milledgeville, Georgia, takes a selfie with a photo of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - James Bailey, 55, a spectator here to enjoy the pride and parade's festivities, makes a short video at the start of the MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Cevan Lumpkin, 7, grins behind the sign her Daisy Scout troop made for the MLLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Parade participants start the parade moving down from the Justice Building and onto a local road leading to the Moore Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Members of the Legacy Cheer and Athletics group move in the MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Dancers parade down the street of Lawrenceville, Georgia in the annual MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - A dancer struts down the road on the way to Moore Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia during their annual MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Pamela King, 49, and Journey King, 9, wave on to parade participants that pass by on their way to Moore Middle School during Lawrenceville's annual MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - The crowd behind reflects in a sousaphone's bell during the annual MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Parade-goers wave and cheer on the participants as they make their way down the street in the annual MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Spectators peek over a fence in Lawrenceville, Georgia during the annual MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - the Tenor drums of a marching band participating in a parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, ram on as they approach Moore Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - The parade continues on through a residential area on their way to the Moore Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia during the annual MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - The parade continues on through a residential area on their way to the Moore Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia during the annual MLK Day parade in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - A bass drum player taps out and kneels for a short rest towards the conclusion to the annual MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Kids huddle up to their parents cell phones following the conclusion of the annual MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

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January 16, 2017, Atlanta - Members of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's office march with the American flag during the opening ceremony of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade inLawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

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