Organizers of San Antonio's annual Martin Luther King Jr. march are determined to hold the event on Monday, even with the possibility of snow and ice. If inclement weather hits, the march will move to the Alamodome, with a scaled-back program. The event, which draws hundreds of thousands of people, is seen as a symbol of the ongoing struggle for justice.
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The annual march draws hundreds of thousands of people, many travel together from out of state to attend what officials callOver nearly four decades it’s become a symbol that embodies the ongoing struggle for justice, officials said. In case the backup plan should happen, the city will coordinate with VIA Metropolitan Transit to tweak some of its routes. If it starts to ice or snow, buses will transport people to the Alamodome.Last year, the annual march that draws thousands of people to San Antonio’s East Side was canceled the morning of the march and a smaller event was rescheduled later.
If the 10 a.m. Monday march moves to the Alamodome, the event will be scaled back; There will be no vendors and fewer
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