HOUSTON – Houstonians honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with two parades on Monday.
The Black Heritage Society's 40th Annual Original MLK Birthday Parade began at Crawford and Texas near Minute Maid Park, and end at Hamilton and Preston.
Check out a map of the parade route here.
In Midtown, the MLK Grande Parade will be on San Jacinto Street and Elgin Street.
A map of the parade route can be found here
People enjoyed a mile of 15 floats and 30 bands.
Both parades began at 10 a.m.
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Many parade-goers noting the current tense state of race relations in America as they reflected on MLK's dream.
"It is discouraging but we have to continue to work to fight racism and do what we can to come together we see this as a start," Rebecca Shields said.
Amidst all the talk of unity, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner said this will be the last year there are two separate MLK Day parades.
For the complete parade lineup and additional information, visit mlkgrandeparade.org.
