Eatonton marches for MLK Day

  • Putnam County residents march on MLK Day last week. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Putnam County residents march on MLK Day last week. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • A sizable crowd gathered at Ebeneezer Baptist Church on Willie Bailey Street in Eatonton Monday afternoon. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    A sizable crowd gathered at Ebeneezer Baptist Church on Willie Bailey Street in Eatonton Monday afternoon. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Community members rise during song and prayer. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Community members rise during song and prayer. IAN TOCHER/Staff
A sizable crowd gathered at Ebeneezer Baptist Church on Willie Bailey Street in Eatonton Monday afternoon, in preparation for a short march to the Putnam County Courthouse and back in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Leading the procession were members of Eatonton’s Boy Scouts of America Troop 0132, who served as color guard for the event, followed by approximately 150 marchers,…

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