Dozens in Milford commemorate 1963 March on Washington

Several dozen people gathered in Milford tonight to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington.

The group marched not in protest, but as a pro-community event.

Unity.

It's good to know we'renot alone in thisfight."NEW AT 1ON THE 57THANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ONWASHINGTON... DOZENS GATHEREDIN MILFORD TO REMEMBER ANDRENEW THE CALL FOR A BETTERAMERICA.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER JAKE RYLESHOWS THE MESSAGE THE GROUPCARRIED WITH THEIR VOICES ANDTHEIR HEARTS."sound of clapping"KEEPINGTHE DREAM..

ALIVE.."sound ofclapping"Seeing everybody here andsupporting the same thing is areally good thing."KASHYAJACKSON..

SAYS IT COULDN'THAVE COME AT A MORE PIVOTALTIME IN OUR COUNTRY'SHISTORY..It's kind of an experience youget to experience once in alifetime.

FRIDAY MARKED 57YEARS AFTER MARTIN LUTHER KINGJUNIOR'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON..SHE'S NOTALONE..Overall.

It's just knowingwhat we've been through.

Whatmy grandmother and greatgrandmother has been throughover theyears."I came from Arkansas.

From thesouth.

I've witnessed it.

Italk to them about it.

Becausethey're blessed."THIS FAMILY..MARCHESTOGETHER..We stick together.

That's thebottom line."NOT AS A PROTEST..BUT A MOVEMENT.."chant: nojustice, nopeace""We want to make sure peoplehave a safe place to havedialogue.

That's the only waywe're going to change this."AMARCH THROUGH MILFORD..FOLLOWED BY EXCERPTS FROMMLK'S SPEECH..

THE MESSAGE..RINGS TRUE..

ALL THESE YEARSLATER.."We have to get back to eachother to treating each otheras human beings.

Getting overour differences.

We're morealike than we are differentwhen it comes down to it."KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE..UNTIL IT'SREALITY."We can all come together tofight racism.

And giveeveryone equal access toopportunities no matter whatcolor you are, or what yourbackground is."IN MILFORD..JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9 NEWS.IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL -- THEMARCH ON WASHINGTON WASREMEMBERED WITH A CALL FORRACIAL EQUALITY ... AND END TOPOLICE BRUTALITY AGAINSTPEOPLE OF COLOR.THE FAMILIESOF JACOB BLAKE, GEORGE FLOYD,BREONNA TAYLOR AND AHMAUDARBERY ALL SPOKE TO THECROWD.

THEIR MAIN MESSAGE WASTHAT CHANGE IS NEEDED ANDHAPPENING -- BUT WE ARE NOTFAR ENOU