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    Uplifted 50 years ago, she’s back on Mall

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    • The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waved to supporters on the Mall during the "March on Washington" on Aug. 28, 1963.
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      The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waved to supporters on the Mall during the "March on Washington" on Aug. 28, 1963.
    • The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington on Aug. 28, 2013.
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      King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the rally.
    • FKing acknowledged the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial.
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      King acknowledged the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial.
    • Demonstrators gathered at the Washington Monument grounds, before marching to the Lincoln Memorial.
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      Demonstrators gathered at the Washington Monument grounds, before marching to the Lincoln Memorial.
    • FKing (center left, with arms raised) marched along Constitution Avenue with other civil rights protesters.
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      King (center left, with arms raised) marched along Constitution Avenue with other civil rights protesters.
    • The rally on the National Mall would become the defining civil rights gathering in the United States.
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      The rally on the National Mall would become the defining civil rights gathering in the United States.
    • Civil Rights leaders posed in the Lincoln Memorial during the "March on Washington."
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      Civil Rights leaders posed in the Lincoln Memorial during the "March on Washington."
    • King (third from left) and other civil rights leaders met with President John F. Kennedy at the White House.
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      King (third from left) and other civil rights leaders met with President John F. Kennedy at the White House.
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