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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

20 Jan 2009

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Aiken Standard

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Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 2009

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9

NAACP honors MLK Day at State House rally in Columbia

More than 1,000 people gathered in Columbia to mark King Day at the Dome as NAACP leaders urged ending inequality in education, justice, and earnings. The event coincided with Barack Obama's inauguration, with attendees noting the flag still flying atop the Capitol and calling for its removal. The crowd included local students and football players leading the march from Zion Baptist Church to the State House.

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King Center crowd recalls King's dream on MLK Day in Atlanta

The Ebenezer Baptist Church sanctuary housed about 2,000 people for MLK Day with King's nephew Isaac Newton Farris emphasizing Obama’s election as built on a shared foundation. Farris urged focus on eliminating health care education and economic disparities as part of the dream. Pastor Rick Warren delivered the invocation and urged service and selflessness.

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