50 years since his death, the visual influence of the civil rights leader
Journee Guadalupe of Woodbridge, Va., takes a picture of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington in August 2011. (Tom Williams/Roll Call file photo)
As the country marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader’s legacy is one spread throughout the nation, from the monument to King on Independence Avenue in D.C., to quieter marks of his influence throughout the country.
D.C. Residents and Visitors Remember MLK Jr. 50 Years Later
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., stops at the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda while leading a tour of the building in February 2014. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Thousands of citizens from across the country converge in Washington in August 2013 to march from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial during the ‘Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action,’ honoring the 50th anniversary of the historic 1963 march on Washington. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)The office of Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., displays in March 2009 a mural created by middle school students from Cobb County, Ga., depicting regions of Georgia, including this image of Martin Luther King Jr., outside Atlanta. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver coincided with the 45th anniversary of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Obama was the first African-American to be nominated for president by a major political party and the first black president. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)Albertine Reid leaves the booth after voting at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans on Election Day 2016. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)Photographs of King and his quotes on exhibit at the MLK Library in downtown Washington in January 2008. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)A statue of King with his hand extended is seen next to the outline of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy during an April 2016 gathering at the Landmark for Peace Memorial in Indianapolis to mark the 48th anniversary of the speech Kennedy gave in the city the day King was assassinated. The speech was credited with staving off violence that day in Indianapolis. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)A child walks past a quotation by King in August 2011 at the site of the memorial dedicated to him in Washington. (Tom Williams/Roll Call file photo)
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