Civil rights champion Martin Luther King, Jr., is being recognized today during ceremonies locally and across the nation. Many of those ceremonies will include quoting from some of his public appearances. Four years after his ‘I have a dream’ speech in Washington, the Rev. King was still striving for racial equality. On Sept. 22, 1967, Blade photographer Don Strayer captured an impassioned Rev. King as he spoke to a crowd of 3,500 people during a rally at Scott High School Fieldhouse. He told the rally that de facto segregation still existed and that a “radical reordering of priorities” was needed, starting with getting out of Vietnam. He stressed the need for civil rights legislation and pointed out that nonviolence was the most potent weapon the black man had to attain justice.
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A Corvette and Camaro SS at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Tuesday, January 12, 2015. ]
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A Jeep Wrangler 75th Anniversary.
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2016 MX-5 Speedster Concept.
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Kia PacWest Adventure Sorento.
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Fiat 500e Stormtrooper Concept.
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Livonia, Mich. resident Kelsey Bahr, 8, poses with a storm trooper and a Fiat 500e Stormtrooper.
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Hendrick Dynamics Jeep GMV Ultra Light Combat Vehicle.
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Toledoan Paul Bonfigoio looks at a 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 engine.
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Chyna McClelland, 15, plays the clarinet during rehearsal at The Toledo School for the Arts on January 17, 2016. The Toledo International Youth Orchestra will be headed to Cuba in June, the first youth orchestra to travel there since the relationship between the US and Cuba started to rebound.
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Part of the Hotel Seagate is demolished Tuesday January 12, 2016, in Toledo, Ohio.
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The Northwest Ohio Regional VEX Robotics Tournament at the Toledo Technology Academy on January 16, 2016.
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From front: Johnny Kregulka, Mikey Caputo and Austin Cecil sled over a bump on the hill at Northview High School in Sylvania, Ohio.
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Robert Stallter, of Perrysburg, reads the newest edition of Reader's Digest in The Way Public Library on January 15, 2016
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ClayND15p Clay's Caitlyn Kuecher (20) hits the floor as she grapples with Notre Dame's Mariah Copeland (3) for control of the ball during the second period of the Thursday, January 14, 2015, basketball match up at Notre Dame.
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Cuyahoga Valley's Jordan Decatur, left, attempts to fend off Clay's Nick Henneman, right, during the 120 pound weight class championship bought at the Maumee Bay Classic Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Clay High School in Oregon. Henneman won, 1-0.
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Springfield's student section raise their hands up as a team member shoots a free throw during the fourth quarter of the Friday, January 15, 2016, home basketball match up against Southview. Southview won, 74-70.
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Clay's Garyck Hahn runs through the circle before the start of the basketball game against Northview at Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio.
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An altercation breaks out involving Ohio University red shirt senior forward Treg Setty #0, right with tattoo, and Bowling Green State University junior guard JD Tisdale #5, bottom left with tattoo, at the BGSU bench during the second half of play at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Tisdale and Setty received technical fouls along with two other Bobcats.
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Akron center Isaiah Johnson (23) dunks the ball against University of Toledo forward Zach Garber (33) during a MAC basketball game Friday January 15, 2016, at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio.
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Squidney Crosby spits out a man in his underwear as the Zooperstars entertain fans during the second intermission of the Toledo Walleye game against the Evansville Icemen at the Huntington Center, Friday, January 15, 2015.
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Ice Crew member Mike Leibovitz swings a walleye over his head as he removes it after it was thrown to the ice after the Toledo Walleye scored the first goal against the Wheeling Nailers during the first period at the Huntington Center, Saturday, January 16, 2015.
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