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Last Updated: Jun 12 2018 · 7:39 p.m.

The audience cheers after the National Anthem was sung. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade, Jan. 15, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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LOOK: Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade persisted despite freezing temperatures and snow

Over the years, the holiday and march has been an opportunity to comment on current events through the lens of Dr. King's fight for civil rights.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Marade, Jan. 16, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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What to know about Denver’s 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day demonstration

Denver's 2018 celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy is set to kick off Monday morning at City Park.

The 1992 Martin Luther King Jr. Marade, which clashed with white supremacist counterprotesters. Jan. 20, 1992. (Courtesy: Kerry Appel, Kurt Bauer, Stephen Hume)

Decades ago, Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade fought with white supremacists for permits and public space

It took more than decade to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a state holiday. The fight didn't stop at the legislature.

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Protesters who have set up camp in front of the City and County Building to denounce Denver's urban camping ban are removed by police. Nov. 29, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Three homeless defendants will take their camping tickets to trial in Denver this week

Long-time Martin Luther King Jr. Marade Chair Vern Howard holds up a bucket for donations, the first time collections have been made in the event's history. Jan. 16, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver’s Marade group is cutting scholarships and passing a bucket for donations after losing major sponsors

Sponsors pulled at least $57,000 in support because protestors disrupted last year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Statue in City Park, under much snowfall. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Marchers: Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade is call of unity at a divisive time

It seemed that each marcher felt they were channeling Martin Luther King Jr.'s mission in their own way. Though interpretations of his unifying message took different forms, it seemed that everyone shared a vision of hope.

A statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr at City Park on MLK Day hours before the annual Marade. (Kevin J. Beaty)

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Everything you need to know about Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Marade

Jerry Burton stands outside the Lindsey Flanigan Courthouse. Dec. 28, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Three people are taking their camping tickets to trial to challenge Denver’s law

Their ultimate hope is to overturn the city's camping ban, but first they wanted their stuff back.

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A Boulder councilman wants to make a temporary homeless camp

A pedestrian bridge over the Cherry Creek. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Police cleared out people who were staying on Cherry Creek and the South Platte River this week

"You can’t live there," said DPD spokesman Sonny Jackson.

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