These images were taken by Margaret Meps Schulte during the Brunswick, Georgia Martin Luther King Day parade on January 19, 2015.
Looking at the proud faces in these photos, I became teary-eyed, wishing I could do more to help my neighbors. Their spirits are strong, but their economic situation is not.
Please read the accompanying story, “Why I still march.”
A common sight in some parts of historic Brunswick
Family watching the MLK-day parade in Brunswick, Georgia
At the end of the MLK parade
At the end of the parade
Father and son along the parade route
We all celebrate the work of Martin Luther KIng Jr.
“I have a dream.”
Great hat! Great smile!
Near the end of the parade route
Who, me?
Friends watching the parade
“The Epic Struggle for Civil Rights”
“Keep calm and teach on.”
A large group, gathered to watch the parade
Along Albany Street
Shaking hands along the parade route
Parade-goers on Albany Street
Watching the parade from the front of a neighborhood church
Parade-goers
Little ones watching the exciting parade
Watching the parade from a side-street
Photographing the parade from the sidewalk
Watching the parade from the back of an SUV
Beautiful hair extensions on the young women marching
A family poses for a photo
A family watching the parade
Watching the parade on Albany Street
Lots of folks with cute dogs on Albany Street
Lots of cute dogs on Albany Street
Bystanders with Happy Spots
“Dedicated to the memory of the negro soldiers of Glynn County who died in service to their country.”
“Injustice will not be tolerated.”
“I have a dream.”
Riding in the parade
Celebrity-sighting! That’s Beauty Nelson, the local cellist, with her dog.
Watching from the roof of a school
A little boy dashes for a piece of candy at the MLK parade
Watching the MLK parade in Brunswick
Watching the MLK parade in Brunswick.
Bystanders waving at the parade. The mood was celebratory.
Waving at bystanders
DeLeon is surrounded by little people
Lots more bystanders on MLK Jr Blvd
The parade turns onto MLK Jr Blvd
UUCG contingent marches past their church on Gloucester Street
Unitarian Universalists of Coastal Georgia, led by Reverend Jane Page, march past their church
Great hat! Great grin!
Gloucester Street parade-watchers
The parade heads down Gloucester Street in Brunswick
Lone parade-watcher in front of a home on Lanier Blvd.
The first watchers along the parade route
Shaking hands with a young Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“…by the CONTENT of their CHARACTER…” MLK Jr
Waiting for the parade to begin
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
Reverend Jane Page and UUCG church members wait for the parade to begin
Marchers from Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
A tiny parade dignitary
MLK marchers who gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Coastal Georgia
Isaac and Dana decorate a car for the parade
Mary decorates her car for the parade
