Scores of community members turned out Monday to both celebrate past accomplishments and look to the challenges that remain in achieving “justice for all” as Sedalia marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The day’s observance began with a free community breakfast at Sacred Heart School cafeteria, followed by a public ceremony at Sacred Heart Church and a march to the Sedalia Municipal Building, where Mayor Elaine Horn read a proclamation formally recognizing the spirit of the day. The separate events featured speakers, as well as musical performances by Carla Halane, the Beard Family Singers, the Boys & Girls Club of West Central Missouri and Amigos de Cristo youth.
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