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Honoring Dr. King's Legacy

Portraits of Fire Chiefs Claude Harris, Gregory Dean and Harold Scoggins
From left to right:
Fire Chief Claude Harris, Fire Chief Gregory Dean and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Join us Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 at Garfield High School for a Rally and March in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally starts at 11 a.m. and the march to Downtown will begin at 12:30 p.m..

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Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy
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