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(CNN) -- Heralding the long fight toward racial equality that many say hasn't ended, President Barack Obama commemorated the 50th anniversary of the...

Fifty years to the day that Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the...

(AP) — Rep. John Lewis remembers the moment well: More than 250,000 people marching toward the Lincoln Memorial, rallying for jobs and justice, as he prepared to deliver a passionate speech at the March on Washington. Almost 50 years later, Lewis returned to that day as he gazed at an image of marchers carrying placards calling for jobs ...

“The hour is late. The gap is widening. The rumbles of the drums of discontent resounding throughout this land are heard in all...

District of Columbia leaders will be using the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington to advocate for statehood and greater autonomy for the city. Mayor Vincent Gray plans to detail those plans at a news conference on Wednesday near the Martin Luther King ...

Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall presented a proclamation to Bernice King, CEO of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social...

With the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom fast approaching, organizers in the District are gearing...

In addition to the long-planned March on Washington scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, the White House has announced that President Obama will speak...

Civil rights leaders, activists and clergy members gathered Aug. 1 inside the historic Metropolitan African...

August 2013 represents the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.  Publicly associated with Dr. King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech,...