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]

CNN: President Obama speaks at today's March on Washington anniversary [Video]