U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the closing speech at the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom"

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President Barack Obama delivers the closing speech at the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," held on August 28, 1963. Obama makes his remarks on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the same spot where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Obama reflects on King's legacy declaring, "to secure the gains this country has made requires constant vigilance, not complacency." Obama says, "because they kept marching America changed." Reflecting on what has been accomplished Obama says, "we might not face the same dangers of 1963, but the fierce urgency of now remains." Fifth of five parts.

Date Issued:

2013-08-28T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

United States

Subject Topic:

Influence, Anniversaries, etc, and Social change

Subject Name:

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, and March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

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No Copyright

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https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m56w9696k