The United States honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
on Monday by holding tributes and commemorative services, with crowds
of people expected to attend events in Atlanta, hometown of the slain
civil rights leader.
With the inauguration of President Barack
Obama taking place on the same day as the national holiday marking
King's birth, among the many events is a so-called watch party at
Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church with the events from Washington shown
on a giant screen.
A service at the historic church marks the 50
years that have passed since King's "I Have a Dream" speech, which he
delivered in Washington in 1963, organizers said. The keynote speaker at
the service was the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National
Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.
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