Summary: The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The March On Washington

Summary of the Speech "The Fiftieth Anniversary of the March on Washington” by President Barack Obama
Even though some people think Martin Luther King is only remembered for helping the African Americans rally for their rights, he is responsible for much more. He helped Americans find their strength, and subsequently helped us learn that in the face of any odds, people who love their country can change it together.
Barach Obama’s speech was addressed specifically to the King family, President Clinton; President Carter; Vice President Biden and Jill, and all Americans. Fifty years ago Martin Luther King gave his “I have A Dream” speech, and Americans gathered to rally their privileges of the rights made possible to them by signing of the Declaration of Independence. These rights had been proclaimed for almost two hundred years, and a war was even fought for them, but still, they were unmet. Many Americans rallied at our nation’s capital to petition for their rights, and request the government to appeal. These Americans were from all different walks of life, all across the land, both Blacks, Whites, Women, and Men, and many of them had traveled a great distance, relying on each other to get them to the capital.
King was the voice for all Americans petitioning their rights on this day, and to this day he is remembered for his ultimate power and prophecy. Although Dr. King was the voice, and his speech ultimately remembered for on this day, we should also remember that this day belonged to everyone who faced this segregation and were denied their basic American rights. These people who Dr. King made his voice for, were the ones who were not being listened to, the ones who wanted change and would rally for it, the ones who knew that freedom will ring by the grace of God. The men and women who learned from Frederick Douglass’ experience, that freedom must be won, and that it is not