The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

Gallery: Abilene community members march in honor of Dr. King

January 20, 2017 by Emily Guajardo and Lydia Lawson

Families and neighbors start the year off by marching in honor of Dr. King’s legacy in downtown Abilene. (Photos by Lydia Lawson)

: The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

: The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

: The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day.

: The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day.

: The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day.

: The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

: The Abilene community starts 2017 off with a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in celebration of MLK day. (Photo by Lydia Lawson)

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