2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day march re-enactment

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January 18, 2016

Henry Mathis calls out instructions over a megaphone Monday at the start of the MLK Day re-enactment of marches that were part of the Albany Movement’s strategy in the 1960s. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

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A crowd of around 200 came to Shiloh Baptist Church to re-enact the marches that were a vital part of the Albany Civil Rights Movement, marches that started at the historic church and wound their way to the seats of power in downtown Albany, often ending with participants in jail. And the crowd came to pay tribute to the man who would become a martyr to the cause of civil rights in America.

Fifteen-year-old Dougherty High student Brianna Mitchell said her grandfather, Charles Williams, encouraged her to take part in an MLK Day event at Shiloh Baptist Church Monday. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Glenn Lucas, part of a six-generation Albany family, said Monday’s MLK Day march re-enactment recalls a vital part of the community’s history. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

A monument at Charles Sherrod Park in Albany is inscribed with the words of Martin Luther King Jr., who was remembered Monday on the day set aside in his honor. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

The Rev. H.C. Boyd offers a fiery message from the pulpit at Shiloh Baptist Church Monday prior to the start of a march re-enactment that was part of Albany’s MLK Day celebration. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

A long line of marchers walks east on Whitney Avenue Monday during a re-enactment of an Albany Civil Rights Movement march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Around 200 participants gather at Charles Sherrod Park as part of the re-enactment of an Albany Civil Rights Movement march, held Monday in observance of MLK Day. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Rutha Harris, center, one of the original Freedom Singers, leads marchers from Shiloh Baptist Church in Albany Monday in a re-enactment of the marches that were organized by leaders of the Albany Movement. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

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