The Latest: California man ride 55 hours to attend MLK march
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a church service and march in Atlanta marking the 50th anniversary of the funeral of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (all times local):
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A Los Angeles man rode a bus for 55 hours just to attend an Atlanta rally commemorating the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Bill Watkins says he felt compelled to make trip for the first time in support of the King family and the civil rights movement. The 45-year-old Watkins marched alongside more than 1,000 people from Ebenezer Baptist Church to the Georgia state Capitol on Monday.
He says the march was "all about telling the truth and honoring a man who stood in love.