ELBERTON – Elbert County’s Martin Luther King Jr. United Celebration, the annual celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. takes place each year on the weekend preceding the legal holiday observances.
One of the longest-running Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances in Northeast Georgia, Elberton’s event stretches over the entire weekend.
On Thursday, Jan. 17, the movie “Our Friend, Martin” was shown to Elbert County fifth-grade students at The Elbert Theatre.
On Saturday, the annual Ecumenical Banquet was held at The Rock Gym.
Despite brisk breezes, the 26th-annual MLK Parade began at 4 p.m. with Grand Marshal Bishop Thomas Brown, Presiding Prelate, CME Church Sixth Episcopal District State of Georgia.
On Monday, the Academic Bowl will be held at 10 a.m. at Blackwell Cultural Center, 375 Mill St., Elberton.
Jerry L. Mosier, a third-grader at Elbert County Elementary School, won $100 cash for submitting the theme for this year’s event: “Love Crosses Borders; Let’s Cross Them Today.”
Students submitting second- and third-place themes also received monetary prizes.
Shelby Dye, kindergarten student at Elbert County Primary School, received $75 for “Don’t Dream of Change; Be the Change’; and Hannah Cramer, fourth-grade student at Elbert County Elementary School, won $50 for “The World Changes, One Dream at a Time”.
To learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observances in Elbert County, visit emlkpc.org.
Blackwell Learning Center supports MLK Weekend with its "Love Crosses Borders; Let's Cross Them Together" entry in Sunday's parade.
Members of Youth Lives Matter carry signs in Sunday afternoon's parade.
Grand Marshal Bishop Thomas Brown, Presiding Prelate, CME Church Sixth Episcopal District State of Georgia, waves to those along the parade route.
Elberton Police Department pulls its Teenage DUI Task Force trailer through the parade.
Elbert County Sheriff Melvin Andrews and Elberton Police Chief Mark Welsh escort the Elbert County Comprehensive High School Jr. ROTC Color Guard into downtown.
Elberton Fire officials wave from the department's ladder truck.
Members of the Elbert County Comprehensive High School Jr. ROTC and Elbert County Emergency Medical Services enter the downtown area.
Elbert County cheerleaders fill the top of Elbert County Fire Department Engine 51.
Students honored for their MLK Weekend theme submissions include Jerry L. Mosier, Shelby Dye and Hannah Cramer.
Cheerleaders fill the top of an Elberton Fire Department engine.
Elberton Mayor Larry Guest waves to those gathered downtown.
The Jim-Ree African American Museum, a not-for-profit organization housed in the Historic Elbert County Jail in Elberton, makes its way along the parade route with its entry.
Cheerleaders fill the top of Elbert County Fire Department Engine 1.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church's float is filled to capacity with parade participants.
Parade-goers bundle up to watch floats, bands and walking groups make their way through downtown Elberton.
Downtown Elberton fills for Sunday afternoon's parade.
Norman Grove CME Church of Elberton pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Concerned Men of Elbert County's entry honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.
The champion Elbert County 11U football team takes a celebratory walk along the parade route.
Elbert County 11U football team members and staff make their way through downtown Elberton.
This float, towed by a rollback from Napoleon Blackwell's Auto Service, depicts an under-construction wall at a U.S. border crossing, following the weekend's theme, "Love Crosses Borders; Let's Cross Them Today".
Elbert County Comprehensive High School's nautical-themed float is entitled "We may come from different places but we're all in the same boat now".
The Elbert County Comprehensive High School Marching Band performs for those gathered in Sutton Square in downtown Elberton.
With the Elbert County Courthouse in the background, the Elbert County Comprehensive High School Marching Band performs in downtown Elberton.
The Griffin High School Band of Gold arrives in downtown Elberton.
The Griffin High School Band of Gold performs for those gathered in Sutton Square in downtown Elberton Sunday afternoon.
The Griffin High School Band of Gold makes its way out of downtown Elberton after Sunday afternoon's parade and performance.
Elberton was host to the 26th-annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, which continues through Monday.
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