CINCINNATI — All across the state, Ohioans are finding ways to help keep Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy alive.

What You Need To Know

  •  Thousands participated in the Freedom March in Downtown Cincinnati on Monday 

  •  It's an annual event to help commemorate the life of MLK 

  • While participants say the march is great, they say there is still work to be done in the community 

Single-digit temperatures didn’t stop people from participating in the Freedom March across Downtown Cincinnati. Thousands took part, among them were dozens of organizations and black fraternities and sororities.

The annual event brings together people young and old to help commemorate the life of MLK.

“We see this as an opportunity to show unity with these other organizations and the rest of our community that we do come together,” said Marcus Bethay, a Freedom March participant. “We are all working separately to do things, but this is a day for us to come together and show that unity.”

This is the 49th year of the Freedom March in Downtown Cincinnati and included speeches from Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and U.S. congressional representative Greg Landsman.

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