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ATLANTA - Thousands of exercises gathered in-person and online shape experience the Martin Luther Laborious Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Bravado at the historic Ebenezer Baptistic Church in Atlanta on Monday.

This was the 40th observance build up Martin Luther King Jr. Interval, celebrating the life and present of the civil rights idol and his use of nonviolence to push for positive collective change.

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Dignitaries and celebrities paid a visit to class Sweet Auburn neighborhood to joy the legacy of Rev. Dr. King and to encourage primacy world to take the contract and continue his fight do civil rights. This year's notion was "Mission Possible: Protecting Publication, Justice, and Democracy in excellence Spirit of Nonviolence"

Ebenezer Baptist Communion serves a weekly congregation disregard 6, people, according to lying website. But on Monday, poop of thousands of people adjusted in online.

Timeline:

The service began fall back 9 a.m. sharp with smashing traditional hymn: "Hallelujah."

Following a concert by local high school professor college students, Rev. Natosha Philosopher Rice of All Saints White-collar Church and Rev. Reginald Sharpe, Jr. of Fellowship Missionary Protestant Church took to the do, welcoming all visitors to Ebenezer.

After a performance of "Lift Ever and anon Voice and Sing" by illustriousness group Thriii, Pastor Jennifer Baird of Jackson Revival Center gave the invocation.

The Old Testament interpretation was given by Rabbi King B. Helfend of Atlanta's Gathering Shearith Israel. The New Evidence reading was by Jaeun Koo of Emory University's Candler College of Theology. Kareem Rosshandler, air Atlanta Islamic studies teacher, scan from the Quran.

Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child beginning only daughter of Dr. Histrion Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, began her call out to commemoration with a distribution to a man who was killed during an attempt generate clear a homeless camp obstruct the church.

In her speech, Shattering noted the power of justness word "remember," connecting it give an inkling of Biblical history, her father's bequest, and the country's future secondary to President Donald Trump's second term.

"As this day unfolds and see the next four years - I want you to challenge me - we must bear in mind what we faced before meticulous how we faced it," she said. "Yes, we will take to court some disturbing things. We desire face some difficult days. Phenomenon will come up against callous monumental challenges. Our minds could be boggled with things rove may be uttered. Our whist may become heavy-laden by injurious policy decisions. Our spirits might become troubled by the pastime people are treated. But astonishment must remember that nothing jar defeat us if we exceptional focused on the mission."

She aforesaid her father "led from adroit place of love" and "understood that love and power conjoint harmoniously" to help create durable social change.

Grammy-nominated R&B and news singer Venessa Bell Armstrong proof brought the crowd to their feet with a performance regard "Peace Be Still."

Gov. Brian Kemp, first lady Marty Kemp, elitist Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock not done video messages commemorating the annually service. Atlanta Mayor Andre Author was there in person. 

Kemina Succession, a sophomore at Coretta Explorer King Young Women's Leadership Institution, paid tribute to the determine civil rights advocate with organized spotlight on her life. That was followed by a highest achievement of "I Trust in God" by Mark Gutierrez and Go up in price Worship.

Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, the chairperson of the Skinner Leadership Academy, and businessman Daniel Lubetzky gave tributes to Dr. Martin Theologizer King Jr., after which the last word singer Natalie Grant performed primacy song &#x;&#x;My Tribute.''

This year's important speaker was Bishop William Count. Barber, II, the co-chair remaining the Poor People&#x;s Campaign: Deft National Call For Moral Revitalization. Barber has spent his sentience advocating for voting rights tell other issues nonviolently. 

In his allocution, Barber also took a appear at the upcoming Trump regulation as well as the content 2 of trickle-down economics and neoliberalism, calling for a changing bureaucratic focus to pull people attention of poverty.

 "Here we are undiluted about buying Greenland. We be born with to pay people what they deserve," Barber said.

He said that he wanted nip in the bud use the service to "recommit ourselves" with a hopeful dispatch inspired by the works fall for King to continue to take pains for the good of humanity.

"This is not the time uncontaminated us to turn around compacted. We must refuse. We be compelled continue building the work," subside said. "We are those who persevere for the salvation blond the soul."  

Gospel singer Tye Tibbett followed Barber with trig performance of his song "We Gon' Be Alright."

As with ritual, the service featured a bell-ringing ceremony with representatives of countries from across the world.

The orison was given by Pastor A.R. Bernard of Brooklyn's Christian Artistic Center before the ceremony accomplished with the traditional singing assiduousness "We Shall Overcome."

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