An event will be held on Saturday at the same spot in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
On August 28, 1963, thousands of people from across the country fighting for civil rights came to the nation's capital.Now, 60 years later the fight for equality continues."We are using it as a time to rededicate ourselves once and for all, come together, assess where we are and fully realize the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King," said Andrea Waters King, the president of the Drum Major Institute.
King and Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, say there are more battles we face as we seek to have a more perfect union. "The battle we face today is similar in many ways to the battle we faced 60 years ago, the battle we faced 110 years ago when the ADL was founded," said Greenblatt. "It's a fight against racism and antisemitism and bigotry. It's a fight for racial justice and fair treatment to all. It's a fight for economic opportunity and prosperity for all Americans.
"In order to create change in this country you don't need to go to Washington to start an insurrection you can, if i can quote Andrea, this will be a resurrection of democracy and justice. A hundred thousand people coming together to peacefully march and call for the preservation of voting rights, to call for more effective reporting on hate crimes," said Greenblatt.
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