ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Outside the 19^th Ward Community Association, flickering lanterns marked the way for those remembering the teachings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday night.

Various "hot spots" around the 19^th Ward of Rochester expressed solidarity with the values of the well-known activist and civil rights leader. To those who participated, the lights mean his campaign against racism and poverty live on.

"I've done skits and plays with blacks and whites,” said Kathy McGill, a resident of the 19^th Ward. “I have little kids who recited ‘I have a dream,’ reciting what he did. We even reenacted the march. We're celebrating unity and togetherness and oneness."

These values run deep for the 19th Ward Community Association, who sponsored the luminary evening. Many places, like the Living Word Church, opened their doors to the public to come in even if just for the warmth.

They see the hot spots of lights around the neighborhood as symbolic of the community's diversity and everlasting resolve to keep the dream of MLK alive.

"We are celebrating a humanitarian, that's what is important,” said Zola Brown, vice president of the 19^th Ward Community Association. “Someone who made sacrifices. You know someone will always tell you, ‘what’s the difference between a moment and a movement? A rally is a moment, but the work of Dr. King, that's a movement.’"