"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly impossible goals," according to The King Center.

The Inland Empire came together Monday, Jan. 20, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with events that included a walk through Riverside. Riverside-area residents joined for the 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only Black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama, in 1965.