50th Anniversary of March on Washington (Civil Rights 1963 event) - week of commemoration

from Washington Post dot-com story slash-local - summation (Aug. 21, 2013): A Saturday march tracing the historic 1963 route is one of the main events of a full week of activities commemorating the march, which drew 250,000 participants. For the anniversary march, the National Park Service has issued a permit for up to 150,000 people. A second, smaller march will be held on the anniversary itself, Aug. 28. That day, church bells will peal in communities throughout the country at 3 p.m., the moment when King began addressing the crowd. In an afternoon ceremony jointly sponsored by the Park Service, the King Center and the legacy organizations involved in the 1963 march, President Obama will speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where King stood. The first African American president will be joined by former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. In many ways, the events are not purely commemorative but about unfinished business. The Saturday march is billed as a National Action to Reclaim the Dream. The march next Wednesday is called the March for Jobs and Justice. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/events-marking-50th-anniversary-of-march-on-washington-to-emphasize-dreams-unfulfilled/2013/08/20/674922f0-08e0-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html