50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the Let Freedom Ring ceremony on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. The event was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A child listens as U.S. President Barack Obama with applause before he addresses the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

(L-R) US President Barack Obama, former president Jimmy Carter, First Lady Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton wave at the end of the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. The March on Washington is best remembered for King’s stirring vision of a United States free of inequality and prejudice, telecast live to a nation undergoing a phenomenal decade of soul- searching, crisis and change. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

People greet U.S. President Barack Obama with applause before he addresses the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. The 1963 landmark civil rights event was where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech, saying, ‘I still have a dream, a dream deeply rooted in the American dream…one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed, “We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream . . .’ (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama talks to Yolanda King, the daugher of Martin Luther King III during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Kimberly Booker of Fort Washington, Maryland, joins thousands of others during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. The 1963 landmark civil rights event was where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech, saying, ‘I still have a dream, a dream deeply rooted in the American dream…one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed, “We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream . . .’ (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

U.S. President Barack Obama, former president Jimmy Carter, first lady Michelle Obama, and former president Bill Clinton wave as they leave at the end of the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. The event was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, former president Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton arrive during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, former president Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton arrive during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive to attend the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. The March on Washington is best remembered for King’s stirring vision of a United States free of inequality and prejudice, telecast live to a nation undergoing a phenomenal decade of soul- searching, crisis and change. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

Dexter Scott King (L), son of Martin Luther King, Jr., attends the ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. It was 50 years ago today that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream Speech” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Thousands attend the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. Thousands will gather on the mall on the anniversary of the march and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

(L-R) John Mbugua and his son Giovanni Mbugua, 6, of San Jose, California, and Lavon Johnson and his son Mason Johnson, 2, of Fort Meade Maryland, greet one another while marching with thousands of other people from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

(L-R) John Mbugua and his son Giovanni Mbugua, 6, of San Jose, California, and Lavon Johnson and his son Mason Johnson, 2, of Fort Meade Maryland, hold hands while marching with thousands of other people from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. The 1963 landmark civil rights event was where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech, saying, ‘I still have a dream, a dream deeply rooted in the American dream…one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed, “We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream . . .’ (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

People cheer and pray during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Betty Waller Gray (C) of Richmond, Virginia, cheers during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

People line the National Mall during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rain falls on spectators during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Joyce Elliotte of Temple Hills, Maryland, joins thousands of people as they march from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The T-shirt of a woman is pictured as people brave light rain near at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary on the March on Washington, the civil rights watershed where Martin Luther King Jr famously declared: “I have a dream.” The March on Washington is best remembered for King’s stirring vision of a United States free of inequality and prejudice, telecast live to a nation undergoing a phenomenal decade of soul-searching, crisis and change. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

Rev. Al Sharpton (R) stands under an umbrella during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom , August 28, 2013 in Washington. It was 50 years ago today that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream Speech” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Oprah Winfrey speaks during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. Thousands will gather on the mall on the anniversary of the march and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, daughter of former US President Lyndon Johnson, speaks during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. Thousands will gather on the mall on the anniversary of the march and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and chief executive of the NAACP, speaks during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. Thousands will gather on the mall on the anniversary of the march and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.(Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

Soledad O’Brien and Hill Harper deliver remarks at the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Actor Jamie Foxx speaks during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Thousands of people march from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Dancers from Destiny Church, New Zealand, perform a traditional Maori Haka during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Comedian and actor Chris Tucker (L) talks with Sacramento, California, Mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson, during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. Thousands will gather on the mall on the anniversary of the march and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

Performers from the Bahamas dance a Junkanoo during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. Thousands will gather on the mall on the anniversary of the march and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

A Junkaroo dance is performed during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks during the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Singers Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey sing alongside with Trayvon Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Forest Whitaker speaks during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

US actor Forest Whitaker speaks during the Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 28, 2013. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

The T-shirt of a woman is pictured as people brave light rain near at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary on the March on Washington, the civil rights watershed where Martin Luther King Jr famously declared: “I have a dream.” (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

The Lincoln Memorial is reflected in the glasses of Christina Bostik during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington. It was 50 years ago today that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream Speech” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Singer LeAnn Rimes (L) performs during the 50th anniversary of the “March on Washington” at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington August 28, 2013. Words from the first black U.S. president and bell ringing around the world on Wednesday will mark 50 years to the minute that civil rights leader Martin Luther King ended his landmark “I have a dream” speech. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Crowds gather on the National Mall to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington August 28, 2013. (James Lawler Duggan/Reuters)

Fredette West (2nd R) and her granddaughter Campbell West (2nd L), 6, take photographs during the 50th anniversary of the “March on Washington” at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington August 28, 2013. Words from the first black U.S. president and bell ringing around the world on Wednesday will mark 50 years to the minute that civil rights leader Martin Luther King ended his landmark “I have a dream” speech. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Joseph Lowery waves after his speech at the Lincoln Memorial during 50th anniversary ceremonies of the 1963 March on Washington in Washington August 28, 2013. An address by U.S. President Barack Obama and nationwide bell-ringing will cap celebrations today marking the 50th anniversary of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark “I Have a Dream” speech. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Betty Waller Gray (C) of Richmond, Virginia, listens during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A man marches from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

People march from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Seventh-day Adventist minister and vocal artist Rev. Wintley Phipps, Sr., sings during the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2013 in Washington, DC. The event was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

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