Ocoee honors Martin Luther King Jr. with parade, festival

OCOEE, Fla. — The city of Ocoee joined other Central Florida communities in celebrating the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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People enjoyed festivities at the West Oaks Mall after the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Parade.

The Ocoee High School Band was part of the mile-long parade on Clarke Road heading toward the West Oaks Mall.

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People from all over Orange County were part of this year’s parade.

Mayor Jerry Demings and former State Attorney Monique Worrell were also in attendance.

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The post-parade celebration at the West Oaks Mall food court included a presentation of the colors and a choir performance.

Sixth grader Olivia Gunn read her award-winning essay from last year’s City of Ocoee Black History Month Essay Contest. Her essay was titled “Remembering the Victim of the Ocoee Massacre.”

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Town of Eatonville Martin Luther King Jr. Parade (Orange County Sheriff's Office/Orange County Sheriff's Office)

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