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sheshe2

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Wed Aug 7, 2013, 08:13 PM Aug 2013

'Let Freedom Ring'

AP: Obama To Speak At ‘Let Freedom Ring’ Ceremony

President Barack Obama will speak later this month at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The White House says the speech will be delivered during the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony on the Lincoln Memorial steps on Aug. 28. No other details were released.

Obama’s speech will come 50 years to the day after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led approximately 250,000 to the National Mall in a march for jobs and freedom. King also delivered his signature “I Have a Dream” speech from the memorial steps. The March on Washington helped pressure Congress to pass the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts in 1964 and 1965, respectively.


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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/obama-speak-let-freedom-ring-ceremony

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'Let Freedom Ring' (Original Post) sheshe2 Aug 2013 OP
It will be outstanding, she.. Cha Aug 2013 #1
It was beautiful indeed IrishAyes Aug 2013 #2
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