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From ourpresidents: Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.  In August 1963, more than 200,000 Americans celebrated the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation by joining the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Key civil rights figures led the march, including A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, and Whitney Young. But the most memorable moment came when Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This photo is a wide-angle view of marchers along the mall, showing the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument.  August 28, 1963. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial opened this week in D.C.  His memorial is the first on the National Mall to be dedicated to an individual other than a U.S. president.

From ourpresidents:

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. 

In August 1963, more than 200,000 Americans celebrated the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation by joining the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Key civil rights figures led the march, including A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, and Whitney Young. But the most memorable moment came when Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

This photo is a wide-angle view of marchers along the mall, showing the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument.  August 28, 1963.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial opened this week in D.C.  His memorial is the first on the National Mall to be dedicated to an individual other than a U.S. president.