Violence mars parade in Tulsa, organizer says

 
BY SHANNON MUCHMORE - Tulsa World | Modified: January 19, 2010 at 5:14 am | Published: January 19, 2010   

TULSA — As thousands of Tulsans gathered Monday morning to celebrate the civil rights hero who called for peace and unity, dozens of fights broke out in the massive crowd.

photo - Traffic is snarled as Tulsa police try to clear the Greenwood and Pine intersection of cars and pedestrians after a fight broke out at the end of the MLK parade in Tulsa, OK Jan. 18, 2009. MICHAEL WYKE/ Tulsa World
Traffic is snarled as Tulsa police try to clear the Greenwood and Pine intersection of cars and pedestrians after a fight broke out at the end of the MLK parade in Tulsa, OK Jan. 18, 2009. MICHAEL WYKE/ Tulsa World

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