Post date: Aug 27, 2013 11:1:49 PM
Workers in Washington D.C. put finishing touches on preparations for celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech.
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 27, 2013) (NBC) - Workers in Washington D.C. on Tuesday (August 27) worked feverishly on final preparations ahead of the 50th anniversary Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks on the steps of theLincoln Memorial on Wednesday (August 28) where Dr. King spoke the historic words in 1963.Thousands have traveled to the Nation's Capital to mark the occasion.
"I came the first time just to bring the spirit. I came this time just simply to commemorate and thank God for being here to see the 50th anniversary," said tourist, Armanda Hawkins.
"It's timely because the struggle still goes on and I don't think our generation of today, our kids and grandkids, more specifically our grandkids realizes what this really symbolizes and really realize the struggle that we really have been through to get here. It can't mean the same thing to them," she added.
Mary Blackwell said the African-American community still had much to achieve.
"We have gotten a long ways but we still haven't come through the journey yet. There is still a lot of obstacles in America today," she said.
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton will also speak at the commemoration.