President Barack Obama has issued a „proclamation“ on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands converged on the National Mall to take part in what the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., called „the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.“ Demonstrators filled the landscape – from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, alongside the still waters of the reflecting pool, to the proud base of the Washington Monument. They were men and women; young and old; black, white, Latino, Asian, and Native American – woven together like a great American tapestry, sharing in the dream that our Nation would one day make real the promise of liberty, equality, and justice for all.