Tucson Weekly

31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and Festival (SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Noble Jan 18, 2016 16:39 PM

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Irma Jeanisse flashes a peace sign as the 31st annual Martin Luther King Day march proceeds down Country Club Road to the celebratory festival at the Reid Park band shell on Monday, Jan. 18. The march began at the University of Arizona Tech Park at 36th Street and the newly dedicated ML King Jr. Way and made a three and a half mile march.


The 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. March and Festival arrived at Reid Park for a celebration after walking three and a half miles from the newly dedicated ML King Jr. Way and 36th Street at the UA Tech Park on Monday, Jan. 18. Tucson became the 731st city in the United States to have a street named after Rev. Martin Luther King.