U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves speaks during the MLK breakfast at Trotter Convention Center in Columbus Monday morning. Reeves was the keynote speaker during a morning of speakers and service opportunities. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
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Andy Stewart III, of GodCynt Productions, gives a moving portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech at Stephen Chapel in Columbus on Monday. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Col. Douglas Gosney with Columbus Air Force Base packs a sack lunch to be given to someone in need as part of a Loaves and Fishes effort at the Trotter on Monday. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Brian Mitchell, 7, packs granola bars into sack lunches at the Trotter in Columbus Monday morning. Brian and his grandmother, Pat Mitchell, came to support Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Starkville locals came together to march up D.L. Conner Drive to Unity Park during the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People March and Rally for Martin Luther King Day on Monday. Starkville also recognized Monday as a National Day of Service. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Taj Prater, 7, washes a fire truck at the District 5 Fire Station on Monday. Taj and his cousins and aunt from Starkville came to the station to volunteer during Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day of Service. Taj is the son of Ebonie and Atiba Prater of Starkville. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Caleb Bauys, 4, pushes a cart of clothes for sorting with his church friends and mother at the Palmer Home Thrift Store on Monday. Caleb is the son of Katie and David Bauys of Starkville. "We have been reading about Martin Luther King all day and wanted the kids to learn about him and do something to honor his memory," Katie Bauys said. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Adian Rush, 9, sits down to eat at the 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast with other Starkville locals, such as Sandy Long (right), at the Mill at MSU Conference Center Monday morning. Rush also attended the MLK NAACP March and Rally downtown. He is the son of Ben and Anicia Ramos of Starkville. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
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