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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton walk past President Lincoln's statue to participate in the 2013 50th anniversary ceremony of the historic March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
The eve of the Inauguration Day, January 19, 2009, fell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a U.S. federal holiday in recognition of Dr. King's birthday. Obama called upon communities everywhere to observe the King Day of Service, a day of citizen volunteer service honoring the human rights leader.
Referencing Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. U2 "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "City of Blinding Lights" Barack Obama: Speech: Voices Calling for Change: Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Tao Rodríguez-Seeger, and Inaugural Celebration Chorus "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie: Beyoncé and entire ensemble
On Aug. 28, 1963, more than a quarter million people participated in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and heard Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech ...
The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech — and thus as a crowning moment for the long-term civil rights activism of ...
A visitor looks closely at the original copy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in ...
Obama vowed America "will remain the anchor of strong alliances" and it will support democracy around the world. [47] The inaugural address made at several points references to famous speeches of America's former leaders. Barack Obama referenced Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech by noting that "we cannot walk alone."
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