Martin Luther King Day: From merry-making to mass shooting
17 Jan 2017 3:03 PM IST17 Jan 2017 3:03 PM IST
From Trump greeting the son of Martin Luther King Jr to a mass shooting, the MLK memorial day was nothing short of remarkable.
People aboard a float from Florida International University wave to crowds during a parade honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. (Photo: AP)- President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr. at Trump Tower in New York.
- Children gather to watch the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in downtown Las Vegas.
- A concerned mother is meet by Miami-Dade police officers as she searches for her child after several were injured in a shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park
- Miami-Dade Police secure the scene after several were injured in a shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in Miami-Dade. The Miami Herald reports that hundreds of people had gathered in the park after the annual MLK Day parade.
- President Barack Obama helps paint a mural of Martin Luther King Jr., in the community room of the Jobs Have Priority Naylor Road Family Shelter in Washington. The mural,\"Wall of Hope\" was created by artist Omatayo Akinbolajo and features a painting of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Actor and parade ambassador Antonio Fargas, who played Huggy Bear in the \"Starsky & Hutch\" television series, rides in a convertible during the Martin Luther King Jr Day parade in downtown Las Vegas.
- Participants take to the streets for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march celebrating the life of the civil rights leader, in Phoenix, Arizona.
People aboard a float from Florida International University wave to crowds during a parade honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. (Photo: AP)
From Trump greeting the son of Martin Luther King Jr to a mass shooting, the MLK memorial day was nothing short of remarkable.
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