Students from across the Valley came together on Jan. 20 to participate in the March on West campus in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This was the 25th anniverary of the event, which started as protest in favor of recognizing MLK Day as a paid holiday in Arizona in 1987.
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Sixth-grade student Paityn Vesely (right) and her friends help put the finishing touches on their poster for the March on West campus on the morning of Jan. 20.
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Grade-school students from across the Valley participate in the March on West campus in Glendale.
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Students show of the signs they made for the march.
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Students wait for the start of ASU faculty member Charles St. Clair's performance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on West campus Jan. 20.
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ASU faculty member Charles St. Clair performs Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on West campus. Watch the full video below.
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Grade-school student Lily Niemi holds up her sign titled "Equality" during the March on West campus Jan. 20.
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ASU professor Akua Duku Anokye presents Charles St. Clair with an award for his 25 years of involvement with the March on West campus.
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