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DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: Six-year-old Emelia Ross sits on her father’s shoulders at the HAVE A DREAM MEMORIAL in City Park before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade started marching downtown on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Denver Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: Five-year-old Augustine Trabin plays around with his father’s legs as they attended the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Denver Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: Granville Lee smile during a speech given by Michael Hancock, Mayor of Denver, during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Denver Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: Erica Green takes a video of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade as it passes by on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Denver Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade makes its way past Denver East High School on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Denver Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: Politicians walk arm and arm during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Denver Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: People are seen through glass with doves on it at a bus stop make their way down Colfax Ave. during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Denver Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 17: Katie Hagevik takes a moment from her work at the Urban Cookie to watch the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade pass by on January 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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