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50 Years After March of Washington, Tens of Thousands Say Struggle for MLK's "Dream" Continues

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Channel: Democracy Now! · 2013 · News & Politics

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http://www.democracynow.org - Tens of thousands of people gathered in the nation's capital on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, originally held on August 28, 1963. People filled the National Mall as speakers reflected on the progress in achieving the goals outlined by the event's most famous speaker, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Democracy Now! features highlights from Saturday's event.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/26/50_years_after_march_of_washington

Highlighted voices include: 13-term Georgia Rep. John Lewis, the only surviving speaker from the 1963 march; Rev. Jesse Jackson; Rev. Al Sharpton; Julian Bond, former chair of the board of the NAACP and one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; the AFL-CIO's Arlene Holt Baker; professor and author Michael Eric Dyson; and Medgar Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers Williams. "This is not the time for nostalgic commemoration, nor is this the time for self-congratulatory celebration," King's son, Martin Luther King III, told the crowd. "The task is not done. The journey is not complete. We can and we must do more. Paramount to Martin Luther King Jr.'s fervent dream was a commitment that African-Americans gain full economic opportunity, and not be confined to basic mobility from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. Today with 12 percent unemployment rates in the African-American community and 38 percent of all children of color in this country living below the level of poverty, we know that the dream is far from being realized."

Democracy Now! Special Page about the "March on Washington" Anniversary
http://www.democracynow.org/special/50th_anniversary_of_the_march_on.

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