MLK March

Tre’von Robinson, a University of Oregon student from Long Beach, Calif., listens as speakers address a crowd during a Martin Luther King Jr. rally outside Autzen Stadium Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Eugene. “Seeing all these people together is powerful,” he said. “It shows how much people care — how much people want to change not just this community, but the state of Oregon and the nation.”

Indigo Irving, center, speaks with her twin, Isis, as University of Oregon students line up during a Martin Luther King Jr. rally outside Autzen Stadium Monday morning, Jan. 21, 2019, in Eugene.

MLK 2019 Community Choir leader Kathy Vrzak leads singers through “America the Beautiful” during a Martin Luther King Jr. rally outside Autzen Stadium Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Eugene.

Claire Roswarth, 8, in blue, marches with Jacoby Harvey, 7, in red, and Brandy Rodtsbrooks and Leah Rosin. Rodtsbrooks said her family called off a holiday at Jacoby’s request. “We were going to take a long weekend to the coast and he made us come back and march,” she said.

Facinet Sylla, of Eugene, dances in front of a crowd during a Martin Luther King Jr. rally outside Autzen Stadium Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Eugene.

Sabrina Sanchez and Sage Silverstein, left, and Sabrina Sanchez clasp hands as a choir sings during a Martin Luther King Jr. rally outside Autzen Stadium Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Eugene. Sanchez said she sees turmoil and mistrust in the national discourse. “Anything I can do do to support love is worth doing,” she said. Silverstein described her frustration with what she characterized as stagnant social progress. “I’ve been marching since ‘87, and nothing has changed,” she said. “It’s still here at our doorstep.”

People file past Autzen Stadium during a Martin Luther King Jr. march Monday, Jan. 21, in Eugene. More than 200 attended a rally, then marched nearly 2 miles downtown to the Shedd Institute.

Facinet Sylla, of Eugene, dances as a Martin Luther King Jr. march winds down outside the Shedd Institute Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Eugene.