PHOTOS: MLK Anniversary

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PHOTOS: MLK Anniversary

Margo Gibson-Brown, of Marietta, center, and her children, from left, Jayme Gibson-Brown, 6, Journee Gibson-Brown, and Jordan Gibson-Brown, 7, listen to a speaker at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A woman sings 'We Shall Ovecome' after a wreath is laid in front of the tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King as members of the King family flank the tomb at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center, speaks at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People listen to a speaker as the eternal flame burns at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A wreath is seen in front of the tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King as members of the King family look on at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People listen to a speaker at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

People listen to a speaker at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Christine King Farris, eldest sibling of Dr. Margin Luther King Jr., center, is led by Bernice A. King, left, CEO of The King Center, and another member of the King family, at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A wreath is seen in front of the tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King as members of the King family look on at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Members of the West Side Heritage Ensemble, made up of elementary students from two different schools, sing at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A wreath is laid in front of the tomb of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King as members of the King family look on at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Margo Gibson-Brown, of Marietta, center, and her children, from left, Jayme Gibson-Brown, 6, Journee Gibson-Brown, and Jordan Gibson-Brown, 7, listen to a speaker at a wreath laying ceremony at The King Center on the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage/Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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