For a brief period on Monday night, a Paradise street corner was transformed into a living tribute to a tumultuous chapter in American history.
  The faint melody of "We Shall Overcome" drifted into the clamor of passing traffic as some 100 Ridge residents illuminated the intersection of Clark and Wagstaff roads in a candlelight walk honoring the pioneers of the civil rights movement. The vigil was the sixth of its kind hosted by the Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence in celebration of Martin Luther King Day.
  "My son is studying this period at school, so I thought this would be an excellent way to show that we share the same values as Martin Luther King," Sara Scott said.
  A desire for solidarity and public awareness were also what motivated Paradise resident Joel Robinson to take part in the demonstration.
  Treyvon Robinson, 6, of Paradise honors the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Robinson said he and wife Melody hoped the march would provide an enriching experience for their children Reyana, 9, and Treyvon, 6, who are biracial, as well as a message to passersby. "Some of the people who are ignorant and still pass on bigotry need to see that more and more people support us," Robinson said. "I think it's important to enlighten the community, and hopefully that bigotry will disappear."
  After the walk, participants filed into the Paradise United Methodist Church for the center's memorial program, a dramatic reenactment of the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, Tenn. "It's really an amazing time of our history," organizer Wendy Hartley said. Hartley, who is on the center's board of directors, said the presentation was a departure from festivities past.
  "We're trying to play up more the values of Marin Luther King," Hartley said. "To show how nonviolence works, to show how bigotry and segregation hurt. We feel the theater and the stage are a very effective way to show that. "