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I Have A Dream

  • A spectator on the National Mall holds an image of President Obama and Martin Luther King during the 2013 presidential inauguration in January.
    Obama To Outline Unfinished Work, Decades After King's Dream
    Scott Horsley
    In marking the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, President Obama will celebrate the progress the United States has made, aides say. But he'll also talk about what's left to be done to achieve Martin Luther King's dream of racial justice — including fighting to protect voting rights.
  • Edith Lee-Payne doesn't remember having her photo taken at the March on Washington. What she does remember about that day, she says, is being "glad to be standing with people who wanted to make things right."
    At 1963 March, A Face In The Crowd Became A Poster Child
    Michele Norris
    When she was just 12, Edith Lee-Payne's face was immortalized in an iconic photo from the March on Washington. Decades would pass before Payne learned that her image has been used as part of documentaries, books, calendars and exhibits about the history of the civil rights movement.