January 20, 2014. 32 photos.
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Thousands came out to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the capital city in the traditional way with the annual parade that launched from the MLK statue on the University of Texas campus, stopped at the Texas State Capitol, then continued on to the community festival held each year at Huston-Tillotson. Here, Alpha Phi Alpha brothers and alumni join hands around the UT Martin Luther King, Jr. statue. King was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. -
To honor their shared brotherhood, current UT Alpha Phi Alpha brothers honor MLK, Jr. by dressing in their fraternity swag. -
Parade participants pose for photos in front of the MLK, Jr. statue on UT campus. -
Manor High School band members warm up before the parade festivities begin. -
Nestled on UT’s 40 Acres, the parade festivities are kicked off by speakers and performances dedicated to MLK, Jr. -
Dance group Born Again Bodies preaches their own dream of a healthy lifestyle as they perform to kick off the festivities. -
Members from the Austin community from many affiliations and background come together to honor MLK, Jr. -
An interpreter signs the speeches in ASL to reach the deaf members of the audience, staying true to King’s dream of total inclusion. -
The Inner Visions Gospel Choir performs. -
Audience members join in a prayer of thanks for the strides already taken toward equality, and ask for the leaders and strength to continue work ahead. -
Audience members join in a prayer at the tribute to MLK. -
The Inner Visions Gospel Choir performs. -
UT President Bill Powers addresses the audience, echoing other speakers as he both commends UT’s great improvements in race equality and warns of the work still needed to be done, especially regarding Texas’s income disparity. -
UT President Bill Powers addresses the audience, echoing other speakers as he both commends UT’s great improvements in race equality and warns of the work still needed to be done, especially regarding Texas’s income disparity. -
Before the parade begins, audience members and parade participants watch on as speeches and performances are given in honor of MLK, Jr. -
Before the parade begins, audience members and parade participants watch on as speeches and performances are given in honor of MLK, Jr. -
Ted Gordon, department chair of UT African and African Diaspora Studies, speaks about the changes in equality that still need to come at UT. -
Before the parade begins, audience members and parade participants watch on as speeches and performances are given in honor of MLK, Jr. -
Boy Scouts pose with the USA and Texas flags they will carry during the parade. -
Before the parade begins, audience members and parade participants watch on as speeches and performances are given in honor of MLK, Jr. -
During Born Again Bodies’ last dance performance before the parade, audience members are encouraged to join in. Three girls led the audience in doing so. -
During Born Again Bodies’ last dance performance before the parade, audience members are encouraged to join in. -
Audience members are encouraged to join in with Born Again Bodies’ performance. -
Each year, the Austin Area Heritage Council hosts a variety of events for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and leads the march from the Dr. King statue at The University of Texas to the Texas State Capitol, then to Huston-Tillotson University for the community festival -
Community members join in the parade, many carrying banners to support their organizations. -
A juggler marches in the parade as a young boy looks on. -
The parade launches and heads to the Texas State Capitol -
Sierra Club and friends march in the annual MLK Day parade -
Manor High School’s marching band leads the parade toward the Capitol, then to Huston-Tillotson University. -
Festival leaders and the Huston-Tillotson University Concert Choir make a joyful noise at the Texas State Capitol -
The Huston-Tillotson University Concert Choir honors the memory of Dr. King -
The annual MLK Day parade draws thousands to honor the memory of America’s beloved civil rights leader