PHOTOS: King Day 2022 in Atlanta

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PHOTOS: King Day 2022 in Atlanta

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy meant volunteerism, marchers and a spotlight on the King Center and Ebenezer Baptist Church on Monday.

Bem Joiner and his son Crew sit in front of the tomb of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King at the King Center on Monday, January 17, 2022. Joiner says he brings his son to the center every year on King Day; he's trying to make it a tradition. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Roger Hill (left), Tiana Triplett and Victoria Bell, 2, visit the King Center on the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 17, 2022. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Anders Frank tries to get his son Malik, 7, to pose for a picture in front of the tomb of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King at the King Center on Monday, January 17, 2022. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Nurse Nicole McCoy gives Ian Wraga a booster shot at the New Georgia Project vaccination clinic located in the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Monday, January 17, 2022. Day of service events were held across metro Atlanta on the holiday to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

New Georgia Project regional organizer Brandt Lewis (right) talks to volunteers at the start of the vaccination clinic located in the Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Monday, January 17, 2022. Day of service events were held across metro Atlanta on the holiday to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Nurse Nicole McCoy gives James Mays a booster shot at the New Georgia Project vaccination clinic located in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Monday, January 17, 2022. Day of service events were held across metro Atlanta on the holiday to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at the church on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. The event was invitation-only and virtual amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo: King Center livestream)

Emanne Beasha performs at the Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at the church on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo: King Center livestream)

Vice President Kamala Harris makes a virtual appearance at the Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at the church on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. The event was invitation-only and virtual amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo: King Center livestream)

The Rev. Bernice King, the daughter of the civil rights icon, speaks at at the Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at the church on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. The event was invitation-only and virtual amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo: King Center livestream)

The holiday weekend came to end with cold temperatures in the city hovering around freezing all day. A woman makes her way to work in Midtown despite the cold and windy conditions Monday morning, January 17, 2022. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Traffic flows freely along the Downtown Connector on Monday morning, January 17, 2022. Some roads were clear of ice following the winter storm that rolled through metro Atlanta and North Georgia on Sunday. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Bem Joiner and his son Crew sit in front of the tomb of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King at the King Center on Monday, January 17, 2022. Joiner says he brings his son to the center every year on King Day; he's trying to make it a tradition. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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