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Obama to Speak at 50th Anniversary of King's March on Washington

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
By Elizabeth Williamson
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., addresses marchers on Aug. 28, 1963.
Photographer Bob Adelman took the picture of him saying "Free at last, free at last"
WASHINGTON, DC---A march and rally marking the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday on Capitol Hill, beginning a day of events recalling the historic 1963 civil-rights demonstration. The march along a 1.6-mile route downtown will pass several buildings with significance for the civil-rights era, including the Justice Department, U.S. Courthouse, Department of Labor and Washington Monument. The procession, to be led by a restored 1960s-era bus like that used by civil-rights activists the Freedom Riders, is expected to draw upward of 100,000 participants. Mr. Obama will cap two hours of official speeches between 1 and 3 p.m. [link]

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Ernest Disney-Britton said…
Every American should attend at least one Wash., DC march/rally during their lifetime. This one, with President Obama is certainly going to be one of the most memorable. Mine was an Equal Rights march with my son and partner in 1993 with between 300,000 to 800,000 people (depending on estimate source). There is nothing quite like being part of that movement of history, and change.

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Wed Aug 28, 08:19:00 AM EDT
How one photographer captured a golden MLK moment said…
Photographer Bob Adelman volunteered to take pictures of the civil rights movement and found himself on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial eight feet away from Dr. Martin Luther King. "I took the picture of him saying 'Free at last, free at last,'" Adelman said. "I was shooting and his arm was extended and I caught that moment." Take a look at his historic photos and hear him talk about what it was like to document the March on Washington.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvvzgw-ZsnE&feature=player_embedded
Sun Sep 01, 10:30:00 AM EDT
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