BOSTON - It's no coincidence that rally goers chose to gather on the Boston Common on Tuesday, underneath the Embrace Statue that represents Martin Luther King Jr. Many of his teachings were discussed as this community rallied around the Haitian community, not only in Massachusetts, but nationwide.

There was a show of support for the Haitian community in Boston Tuesday.

It comes weeks after former President Donald Trump claimed Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio were eating pets. The claim was an untrue rumor from social media.

Haitian community members, local representatives and labor unions showed up to support the community. 

“So many people who are here to stand with us,” said Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune. “Because when they come for one of us, they come for. All of us. And so we stand here in solidarity. We must come back. Yesterday, today and tomorrow.”

Hundreds of people loudly cheered and spoke of their proud Haitian heritage. 

Elizabeth Sweet, the executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), says her organization will be holding legal clinics to help Haitian migrants certify their status. 

“We have in Massachusetts, the third largest Haitian community in the country,” said Sweet. “So we think it's so important to stand with our Haitian neighbors and colleagues and friends at this time to just speak up and say that they are welcome here. They are part of our community here in Massachusetts, and we are proud to have them.”

Everyone at this rally was encouraged to go out and vote in November. And for those American citizens who weren't registered, there were volunteers on the ground getting them registered and ready to vote.