Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.
The nonprofit Drum Major Institute co-hosted the event, which was billed as"not a commemoration" but a"continuation" of King's vision after a year of Supreme Court rulings and national legislation that rolled back racial progress.
"We are here to liberate the soul of the nation, the soul of democracy from those forces who would have us all go backwards and perish rather than go forward as sisters and brothers," said Arndrea Waters King, the daughter-in-law of Martin Luther King Jr., one of a number of his family members who spoke at the event.
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King III, joined by his daughter Yolanda King and wife Arndrea Waters King, delivers remarks at Saturday's rally in Washington, D.C.Civil rights activist Martin Luther King III, joined by his daughter Yolanda King and wife Arndrea Waters King, delivers remarks at Saturday's rally in Washington, D.C.
Despite the crowds, rugby games went along as planned across the Mall, while joggers and bikers stuck to their routes, according to
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