The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
![Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton arrive at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Aug. 28, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/94381401-86A4-46A0-A77E-E77689680D25_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton arrive at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Aug. 28, 2013.
![Stanley Samuels, Rita Samuels and Sammie Whiting-Ellis wait for the anniversary program to begin as they attend the March on Washington, in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, August 28, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/AB6AF948-CDFD-4A00-A084-4B12F2943388_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Stanley Samuels, Rita Samuels and Sammie Whiting-Ellis wait for the anniversary program to begin as they attend the March on Washington, in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, August 28, 2013.
![Actor Jamie Foxx speaks during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, August 28, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/5D6912AB-5C54-45A8-9EA7-D59567A17FDB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Actor Jamie Foxx speaks during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, August 28, 2013.
![A woman stands in the crowd taking part in the anniversary of the March on Washington, August 28, 2013. (R. Green/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/15D5ED25-F124-4981-8700-FC8BFA6DBFE9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman stands in the crowd taking part in the anniversary of the March on Washington, August 28, 2013. (R. Green/VOA)