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Photos: America Celebrates MLK Day with Parades, Marches

See photos as the country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. with parades and marches across the country.

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People walk down Atlanta's Auburn Avenue and past a mural of the late Rep. John Lewis during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday.
People walk down Atlanta's Auburn Avenue and past a mural of the late Rep. John Lewis during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

ACROSS AMERICA — Martin Luther King Jr. Day was marked across the country by parades and marches Monday. In a number of cities, people gathered to celebrate King's legacy. In Washington, D.C., King's eldest son, Martin Luther King III, called on Congress to pass voting rights legislation to help make it easier to vote.

See below for photos.

Snow covers the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Ceremonies scheduled for the site were canceled because of the weather. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Visitors gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial as snow falls in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Shelby Batch, 12, of California clears snow from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Martin Luther King III speaks during a news conference Monday in Washington, D.C. King's eldest son criticized President Joe Biden and Congress as a whole for failing to pass voting rights legislation, as 19 Republican-led states have made it harder to vote in response to former President Donald Trump’s false claims about election rigging. “You were successful with infrastructure, which is a great thing — but we need you to use that same energy to ensure that all Americans have the same unencumbered right to vote,” he said. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Martin Luther King III (center) and his family are joined by members of Congress — Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) (center, second right) and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) (center, right) — along with organizers and District of Columbia residents on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as they cross the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington to call on the Senate to pass voting rights legislation. (Paul Morigi/AP Images for Deliver for Voting Rights)
Members of the Florida Memorial University marching band perform in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade through the streets of the Liberty City neighborhood on Monday in Miami, Florida. The annual event honoring the late civil rights leader had to be celebrated virtually last year because of COVID-19. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff fill bags with food for the needy at Martha’s Table — a community-based education, health and family services organization — during Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
A man sits with his child during the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Grande Parade on Monday in Houston, Texas. Community members, organizations and local nonprofits participated in this year's parade to pay homage and honor King's life and legacy. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Jamal Ali, 4, express excitement while watching the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Grande Parade on Monday in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The tomb of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, is seen during the King Holiday Observance Beloved Community Commemorative Service at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center & National Historic Site on Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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