DETROIT - thousands took part in a March from Detroit that commemorates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. led in 1963.
The walk along the Woodward Avenue on Saturday morning culminated in a Riverfront rally in the Hart Plaza.
Civil rights icon visited Detroit on June 23, 1963, tens of thousands in a walk of freedom of driving and also get a preview of his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Martin Luther King III, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and revolutions. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton participate in the March and rally on Saturday.
President of NAACP's Detroit Wendell Anthony said that the work for freedom and justice must continue the March "means" in Detroit and around the world.
Sharpton said it is important to continue to fight for Justice and protesters not only take "a journey of nostalgia for Woodward."
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