Event goers gather in the Mains Rotunda at Ohio University Southern as they slide past performance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as part of the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration day Monday evening. View photo »

Bonnie Ford Holmes, of Ironton, stands upright along with other event goers Monday evening during the Presentation of Colors at the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration. View photo »

Wally Wilkes sings lead vocals with the group Dr. J’s All Star Band during the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration Monday evening at Ohio University Southern. View photo »

Scene from the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration at Ohio University Southern Monday evening. View photo »

Area residents gather at Ohio University Southern in the Mains Rotunda to take part in the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration Monday evening. View photo »

Angela Pleasant, with the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, recites the poem “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou during the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration Monday evening at Ohio University Southern. View photo »

Scene from the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration at Ohio University Southern Monday evening. View photo »

Performs with Yvonne Dekay School of Dance perform an inspirational dance to the music “I Need You To Survive” during the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration Monday evening at Ohio University Southern. View photo »

Scene from the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration at Ohio University Southern Monday evening. View photo »

Scene from the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration at Ohio University Southern Monday evening. View photo »

Ten-year-old Adam Allen, center, a Webelos with Ironton Boy Scout Troop 106, stands at attention during the singing of the National Anthem by Dr. Kim Keffer, at the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration Monday evening at Ohio University Southern. View photo »

Scene from the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration at Ohio University Southern Monday evening. View photo »

Scene from the Nineteenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Celebration at Ohio University Southern Monday evening. View photo »