Scenes from the March on Washington commemoration

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Scenes from the March on Washington commemoration

Scenes from the March on Washington commemoration

The Lincoln Memorial on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday August 24, 2013. KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea King and daughter Yolanda wave from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, to the crowd gathered for the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rev. Jesse Jackson gives a thumbs up while attending the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The event included a commemorative march and rally along the historic route followed on August 28, 1963 and is being led by civil rights leader Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, King's oldest son. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Radio host Tom Joyner, left, greets Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he arrives to speak at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Singer Tony Bennett (C) performs during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The event included a commemorative march and rally along the historic route followed on August 28, 1963 and is being led by civil rights leader Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, King's oldest son. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Rosetta Johnson (R) and her husband Austin Johnson who both attended the first March On Washington and came to participate in 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The event included a commemorative march and rally along the historic route followed on August 28, 1963 and is being led by civil rights leader Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, King's oldest son. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III join other politicians and activists to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech on the National Mall on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. A commemorative march and a rally along the historic route followed in 1963 is led by civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

People arrive at the National Mall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech on the National Mall on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. A commemorative march and a rally along the historic route followed in 1963 is led by civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

US Rep John Conyers of Michigan joins participants at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday August 24, 2013. KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

People arrive at the National Mall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech on the National Mall on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. A commemorative march and a rally along the historic route followed in 1963 is led by civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery sits in his wheelchair at the base of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before speaking as Rev. Al Sharpton stands with others above during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, to commemorate King's famous ""I Have a Dream" speech, delivered Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, and pledging that his dream includes equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

People arrive at the National Mall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech on the National Mall on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. A commemorative march and a rally along the historic route followed in 1963 is led by civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

People visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech on the National Mall on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. A commemorative march and a rally along the historic route followed in 1963 is led by civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

People arrive at the National Mall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech on the National Mall on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. A commemorative march and a rally along the historic route followed in 1963 is led by civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Police officers on horseback keep back the crowd as civic leaders, civil rights leaders and the general crowd prepare to march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington. Lining up in the front row are House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, Congressman John Lewis, Bernice King, Arndrea King, Washington City Mayor Vincent C. Gray among others. Fifty years ago on Aug. 28, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks with Rev. Jesse Jackson during an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Civil rights leaders Rev. Joseph Lowery, left, and Julian Bond participate in the 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, commemorating King's famous ""I Have a Dream" speech made during the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington, and pledging that his dream includes equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery prepares to speak during an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, to commemorate King's famous ""I Have a Dream" speech, delivered Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, and pledging that his dream includes equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, Congressman John Lewis, Bernice King, Adreienne King, Washington City Mayor Vincent C. Gray among others start the march at Lincoln Memorial during the rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Fifty years ago on August 28, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, arm-in-arm with Congressman John Lewis, lines up with Martin Luther King, III, third from right, and his wife Arndrea King, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, second from left, prepare for the start of the march towards the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial after the rally at the Lincoln Memorial, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Leora Cooper, 88, of Saluda, South Carolina closes her eyes during the benediction at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday August 24, 2013. KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Participants gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during the Realize the Dream Rally for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington August 24, 2013. Thousands of marchers were expected in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech and to urge action on jobs, voting rights and gun violence. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

People hold hands during the closing prayer at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday August 24, 2013. KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Dancers from the Impact Repertory Theater perform at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during the Realize the Dream Rally for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington August 24, 2013. Thousands of marchers were expected in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech and to urge action on jobs, voting rights and gun violence. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

Former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner poses for a photo as he attends a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

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The Lincoln Memorial on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday August 24, 2013. KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

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