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50th anniversary of the March on Washington DC
Two weeks ago, the 28th of August, there was a celebration in Washington DC.
Citizens from across this
country commemorated and celebrated the historic March on Washington and Martin Luther King's famed "I
have a dream" speech which occurred 50 years ago on August 28,1963.
The 50th anniversary of those historic events was a very important day for the americans.
That's why they
started to celebrate them the 21st until the big day.
There was a full week of events, exhibits and attractions that commemorate the March on Washington like a
concert where they played sacred classical music, traditional Sri-Lankan and Indian sacred songs, traditional
hymns, and African-American gospel songs.
There was also the Global Freedom Festival who included four
days of education, entertainment and activities that focus on advancing freedom throughout the world, the
Gospel Brunch who featured opera singer and included an elaborate Southern-style brunch buffet, and many
others...
One of the main event was the commemorative march and rally along the historic 1963 route on August 24 who
gathered thousands of people.
The Marching route began at the Lincoln Memorial, proceeded south to travel
along Independence Avenue, with a stop at the Martin Luther King Memorial and then proceeded on to the
Washington Monument.
Before the March, the event included speeches by a number of political figures like House Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi, the Congressman John Lewis who is the only surviving speaker from the 1963 march, the civil.
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