Adventures with Meps 'n' Barry » march http://www.mepsnbarry.com Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:12:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Brunswick MLK parade photos http://www.mepsnbarry.com/brunswick-mlk-parade-photos/ http://www.mepsnbarry.com/brunswick-mlk-parade-photos/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:01:53 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/?p=3737 These images were taken by Margaret Meps Schulte during the Brunswick, Georgia Martin Luther King Day parade on January 19, 2015.

Looking at the proud faces in these photos, I became teary-eyed, wishing I could do more to help my neighbors. Their spirits are strong, but their economic situation is not.

Please read the accompanying story, “Why do I march?”
Mary decorates her car for the parade Isaac and Dana decorate their car for the parade The MLK marchers who gathered at UUCG A very tiny parade dignitary "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Waiting for the parade to begin Waiting for the parade to begin Waiting for the parade to begin "...by the content of their character..." Shaking hands with a young Martin Luther King First watchers along the parade route Watching the parade from a home on Lanier Blvd The parade heads down Gloucester Street in Brunswick, Georgia Gloucester Street bystanders Great hat! Great grin! Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia, led by Rev Jane Page, march past their church UUCG contingent marches past their church on Gloucester Street We all celebrate MLK Day Turning onto MLK Jr Blvd Lots more folks watching the parade on MLK DeLeon is surrounded by little people Waving at bystanders Bystanders waving at the parade Watching the MLK Day parade go by Watching the parade from the sidewalk A little boy dashes for a piece of candy Watching from the roof Celebrity sighting! That's Beauty Nelson, cellist, with the dog Riding in the parade "I have a dream" "Injustice will not be tolerated" "Dedicated to the memory of the negro soldiers of Glynn County who died in service to their country" Bystanders with Happy Spots Lots of folks with cute dogs on Albany Street Lots of folks with cute dogs on Albany Street Watching the parade on Albany Street The Epic Struggle for Civil Rights Family watching the parade Family poses for a photo Parade-goers in Brunswick Beautiful extensions on the young women marching Watching the parade from their SUV Photographing the parade Watching the parade from a side-street Little ones watching the parade Parade-goers Waving from the front of a church Parade-goers on Albany Street Shaking hands along the parade route Along Albany Street Large group watching the parade Keep calm and teach on. Friends watching the parade Who, me? Near the end of the parade route Great hat! Great smile! Father and son along the parade route At the end of the parade At the end of the parade "I have a dream."

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