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Last Updated: Jun 12 2018 · 7:40 p.m.

The Martin Luther King Jr. statue in City Park, Jan. 16, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver activists joining effort marking MLK assassination

Members of Black Lives Matters and the Fight for $15 campaign are holding their first joint action on Tuesday in two dozen cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas and Denver.

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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Black History Month

In 1964, Denver paid Martin Luther King Jr. $200 for his “authority on human relations”

King told Denver, "The shape of our world today does not afford our nation the luxury of an anemic democracy."

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.

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