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Parade float with MLK Jr. banner, 'Old Community Gospel Singers'.
Children and adults on a parade float decorated with tinsel
MLK parade float and truck with civil rights leader portraits
Performers in pink and black outfits participate in the parade.

2026 Holly Hill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade

The Community Organization for Rights and Empowerment (CORE) sponsored its annual parade in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, February 28, in Holly Hill, South Carolina. Nearly a hundred people walked or rode on floats and in cars and trucks during this event that recognized the late civil rights leader who championed nonviolent protest. The parade's grand marshal was CORE's Executive Director, Virginia Townsend.

Group of young people in gray tracksuits at an MLK parade
Black SUV in MLK Parade with people looking out windows
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