Members of the MLK Community Youth Chorus offer a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during Monday's annual Multi-Cultural Business Committee MLK Business reception. Hundreds were in attendance.

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The Sellers, a mother-daughter duo, join the MLK Community Youth Chorus on stage for a final musical number Monday.

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N.C. Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson, joins local residents in singing the Negro National Anthem during Monday's annual King celebration at the Agri-Exposition Center. Jackson said the state had made much progress in the battle for equality.

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Jim Matthews, center, Mary Brown and new Chamber president Michael Chestnutt, in background, along with others lift their voices in song during Monday's King celebration. Matthews is a past recipient of the Multi-Cultural Business Committee's MLK Image Award.

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Adrian Carter pays tribute to King through creative dance as fellow Youth Chorus members back her up with vocals.

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Clinton Mayor Lew Starling, who has participated in the MLK event each year and was its keynote speaker in 2010, challenged the audience Monday to make racism extinct.

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Leonard Henry, youth pastor at Clinton Family Worship Center, offers prayer during Monday's King c

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Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton, foreground, along with Clinton Mayor Pro Tem Maxine Harris and County Commissioner Albert Kirby, in background, sing the Negro National Anthem.

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Members of the MLK Community Youth Chorus offer a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during Monday’s annual Multi-Cultural Business Committee MLK Business reception. Hundreds were in attendance.

The Sellers, a mother-daughter duo, join the MLK Community Youth Chorus on stage for a final musical number Monday.

N.C. Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson, joins local residents in singing the Negro National Anthem during Monday’s annual King celebration at the Agri-Exposition Center. Jackson said the state had made much progress in the battle for equality.

Jim Matthews, center, Mary Brown and new Chamber president Michael Chestnutt, in background, along with others lift their voices in song during Monday’s King celebration. Matthews is a past recipient of the Multi-Cultural Business Committee’s MLK Image Award.

Adrian Carter pays tribute to King through creative dance as fellow Youth Chorus members back her up with vocals.

Clinton Mayor Lew Starling, who has participated in the MLK event each year and was its keynote speaker in 2010, challenged the audience Monday to make racism extinct.

Leonard Henry, youth pastor at Clinton Family Worship Center, offers prayer during Monday’s King c

Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton, foreground, along with Clinton Mayor Pro Tem Maxine Harris and County Commissioner Albert Kirby, in background, sing the Negro National Anthem.