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Photos: EMU Kicks Off MLK Day Celebration With A March On Campus

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Published January 11, 2018 at 5:16 PM EST

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Over 100 people participated in the march.

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The march started at the MLK Garden on campus and ended at the student center.

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EMU President James Smith.

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Over 100 hundred people took part in it, including many student athletes.

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Members of the EMU softball team.

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Members of the EMU Gospel Choir.

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Students, faculty, staff and members of the community took part in the march.

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The march ended at the student center with an art show.

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Student art displayed at the student center.

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Student art displayed at the student center.

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To kick-off a week long of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, Eastern Michigan University hosted a march earlier this afternoon. Check out the photos in the slideshow above.

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— Jorge Avellan is a reporter for 89.1 WEMU News. Contact him at 734.487.3363 or email him javellan@emich.edu