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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A portrait of Kanon Prevo (17) wearing white makeup as he prepares to perform a dance act during an NAACP ceremony honoring foot soldiers. A few dozen people where honored in the first out of a number of similar events expected in the upcoming months. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A reproduction of a picture of one of the demonstrations in 1963 where Myrna Carter Jackson can be seen on the far right side (first from the right). August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Myrna Carter Jackson, First Vice President Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP, poses for a picture at Z¿s Restaurant. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 29, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Wade Black, Director of the Birmingham Pledge Foundation, poses for a portrait in the foundation¿s offices in Birmingham. The Birmingham Pledge encourages people around the world to sign a pledge that they will eliminate prejudice from their lives. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Evelyn Thornton (80) poses for a portrait at the New Pilgrim Church in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Jerrod Dukes (17) poses for a portrait inside the New Pilgrim Church in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Pastor James Brooks poses for a portrait inside the New Pilgrim Church in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Thomasyne Hill poses for a portrait inside the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham. The Sixth Avenue Baptist Church is the largest black church in Birmingham. With a history that dates back to 1881, the church played a pivotal role during the civil rights movement, hosting meetings and holding the funeral services for four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Thomasyne Hill poses for a portrait inside the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham. The Sixth Avenue Baptist Church is the largest black church in Birmingham. With a history that dates back to 1881, the church played a pivotal role during the civil rights movement, hosting meetings and holding the funeral services for four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 30, 2013 ¿ Montevallo, Alabama, United States: A young Afro-American actress depicting a slave/maid plays with Caucasian kids at the American Village in Montevallo. Founded in 1995, the American Village aims to serve as an educational institution whose mission is to strengthen and renew the foundations of American liberty and self-government. The village includes a number of replicas of famous American buildings and rooms, built according to historical specifications. It offers various activities led by young actors reenacting as historical figures.August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 30, 2013 ¿ Montevallo, Alabama, United States: A young Afro-American actress depicting a slave/maid plays with Caucasian kids at the American Village in Montevallo. Founded in 1995, the American Village aims to serve as an educational institution whose mission is to strengthen and renew the foundations of American liberty and self-government. The village includes a number of replicas of famous American buildings and rooms, built according to historical specifications. It offers various activities led by young actors reenacting as historical figures.August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 30, 2013 ¿ Jemison, Alabama, United States: Zion Colman (12,R) and her cousin Gemaima Divas (11, L) ride their bicycles next to their home in Jemison. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 30, 2013 ¿ Columbiana, Alabama, United States: Isaac Montgomery rides his bicycle in the slum-like area his family leaves at next to road 47 in Columbiana. An appeal filed by a Wallace, Ellis, Fowler & Head lawyer led to the June 2013 Supreme Court strike down of a coverage formula that Congress has used to monitor states with a history of discrimination. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
August 1, 2013 ¿ Columbiana, Alabama, United States: The Columbiana Courthouse sits across the street from the law offices of Wallace, Ellis, Fowler & Head (not pictured). An appeal filed by a Wallace, Ellis, Fowler & Head lawyer led to the June 2013 Supreme Court strike down of a coverage formula that Congress has used to monitor states with a history of discrimination. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
August 1, 2013 ¿ Columbiana, Alabama, United States: The courthouse in Columbiana sits across the street from the law offices of Wallace, Ellis, Fowler & Head. An appeal filed by a Wallace, Ellis, Fowler & Head lawyer led to the June 2013 Supreme Court strike down of a coverage formula that Congress has used to monitor states with a history of discrimination. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Hoover, Alabama, United States: A mixed crowd of white and black people enjoys the stand up show at the Comedy Club in Hoover. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Hoover, Alabama, United States: A mixed crowd of white and black people enjoys the stand up show at the Comedy Club in Hoover. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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July 30, 2013 ¿ Hoover, Alabama, United States: A view of a house in Hoover, one of the richest upcoming suburbs of Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: E (21) rests in the middle of a basketball game in Loveman Project in Birmingham. Loveman Project is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Birmingham and is populated almost entirely by Afro-Americans. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Ray Ray Turner (14) walks back to his apartment buidling in Loveman Project in Birmingham. Loveman Project is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Birmingham and is populated almost entirely by Afro-Americans. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Ray Ray Turner (14) next to his apartment buidling in Loveman Project in Birmingham. Loveman Project is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Birmingham and is populated almost entirely by Afro-Americans. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Britney Bethune (29, L), with Tony Howl (22, C) and her daughter Yaya (4, R) in her apartment in Loveman Project in Birmingham. Loveman Project is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Birmingham and is populated almost entirely by Afro-Americans. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: Britney Bethune (29, L) and Derek Nelson (R) next to their apartment building in Loveman Project in Birmingham. Loveman Project is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Birmingham and is populated almost entirely by Afro-Americans. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: People attend Sunday mass at the 16th Street Baptist Church. The church was the organizational headquarters, site of mass meetings and rallying point for the civil rights movement. On September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite that killed four young girls and injuring 22 others. The church was designated a National Historic Monument in 2006. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A woman takes a picture of yellow roses placed on a memorial stone for the 4 girls that were killed at the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. The church was the organizational headquarters, site of mass meetings and rallying point for the civil rights movement. On September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite that killed four young girls and injuring 22 others. The church was designated a National Historic Monument in 2006. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 29, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A view of the 16th Street Baptist Church. The church was the organizational headquarters, site of mass meetings and rallying point for the civil rights movement. On September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite that killed four young girls and injuring 22 others. The church was designated a National Historic Monument in 2006. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 29, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A view of the 16th Street Baptist Church. The church was the organizational headquarters, site of mass meetings and rallying point for the civil rights movement. On September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite that killed four young girls and injuring 22 others. The church was designated a National Historic Monument in 2006. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 29, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A memorial statue based on Bill Hudson's image of Parker High School student Walter Gadsden being attacked by dogs placed in Kelly Ingram Park. Kelly Ingram Park is the location of the historic 1963 clashes between the civil rights activists and the Birmingham police. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 29, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A statue depicting the use of police dogs in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham. Kelly Ingram Park is the location of the historic 1963 clashes between the civil rights activists and the Birmingham police. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A statue of Martin Luther King in Kelly Ingram Park facing the 16th Street Baptist Church. Kelly Ingram Park is the location of the historic 1963 clashes between the civil rights activists and the Birmingham police. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A statue of Martin Luther King in Kelly Ingram Park facing the 16th Street Baptist Church. Kelly Ingram Park is the location of the historic 1963 clashes between the civil rights activists and the Birmingham police. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A statue of Martin Luther King in Kelly Ingram Park facing the 16th Street Baptist Church. Kelly Ingram Park is the location of the historic 1963 clashes between the civil rights activists and the Birmingham police. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: People from various races what an installation of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: An image capture from the video of Martin Luther King¿s ¿I Have A Dream¿ speech at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 28, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A mural at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A kid looks at a display of Ku-Klux-Klan uniform at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A display of Ku-Klux-Klan uniform at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Martin Luther King legacy in Alabama
July 31, 2013 ¿ Birmingham, Alabama, United States: A kid looks at a display of Ku-Klux-Klan uniform at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham. August 28, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his pivotal ¿I Have a Dream¿ speech calling for an end to racism from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall for the civil rights event, an unprecedented number for a demonstration in the nation¿s capital. A Baptist minister, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 when he was twenty-five years old. He then became a civil rights activist, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King organized nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, that attracted national attention following television news coverage of the brutal police response. King's legacy lives on in Alabama through his sermons, his teachings and monuments dedicated to his struggles. (Natan Dvir / Polaris Images) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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