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Darius E. Carlton, of Mount Olive, holds his 13-month-old granddaughter Deja Carlton on his shoulders for a view of the Mount Olive Black History Month Parade on Saturday.

News-Argus/MITCH LOEBER

Fifteen-year-old twins Sashawn Maddix, right, and Lashawn Maddix hold a banner bearing the images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Obama in the Mount Olive Black History Month Parade on Saturday.

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James Jarmond does his Michael Jackson impersonation during School Street Elementary school's Black History Month Celebration. Each grade performed in a Michael Jackson theme talent show.

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First graders at School Street Elementary perform during the school's Black History Month Celebration. Each grade performed in a Michael Jackson theme talent show. Students read statements declaring the achievements of famous African Americans.