ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Hundreds marched through Alpharetta on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in memory of the civil rights activist.
Carrying banners and chanting through the megaphones, the crowd braved temperatures in the teens, walking from the St. James United Methodist Church on Webb Bridge Road about 1 mile to Alpharetta City Hall, then to nearby First Baptist Church of Alpharetta for a reception.
Like many in the crowd, Duluth resident Flora Bennett said she was pondering the significance of the day and the man it is named after.
“Today, I’m thinking about the sacrifice that was made for our freedoms and all the things that Martin Luther King Jr. did to give us an opportunity to live a better life,” Bennett said during the walk. “We can have a better world and a better community. And it’s just a pleasure and a blessing to be able to get up and be out here and walk.”…