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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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