Rice remembers MLK’s legacy during Houston’s annual parade

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Watch members of the Rice community reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy and join together in the annual MLK Unity Parade on Jan. 19.

In celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Rice University students, alumni, employees, family and friends joined in Houston’s MLK Unity Parade Jan. 19 while also paying tribute to the lessons he imparted.

Rice provided free transportation between campus and the downtown parade as well as free commemorative T-shirts for registered participants.

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Owls congregated to mark the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. (Photos by Jared Jones)

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