JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Celebration Parade returned to Jackson on Saturday with a message of unity and purpose.
Families lined the streets for the parade. There were bands and dance teams from across the city, while city leaders joined the crowd. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) was the grand marshal.
“When Doctor King was alive, this was home to him. He couldn’t go in many other places, but he could always come to the Georgetown community,” said Thompson…