Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – The 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was commemorated today with a series of events at the Clinton Presidential Center. King delivered the famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in conjunction with the 1963 March on Washington.
More than 200 attendees, many of them school children, were on hand for a series of film screenings, as well as two showings of a “Tribute to the March on Washington: an Entertainment Celebration,” featuring special guests Gracie Carter of Little Rock, who participated in the 1963 march, and Andrew Withers, son of the late Ernest Withers of Memphis, a noted civil rights photographer. The commemoration was sponsored by the Clinton School, the William J. Clinton Foundation and The College of Aspiring Artists (TCAA).
The event was led by TCAA director Arthur L. Hunt Jr. and also included remarks from Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford who offered a tribute to Ernest Withers, calling him, “The greatest civil rights photographer of our time.”
Several of Withers’ most famous photographs were also on display for viewing.
Photos by ERIC WILSON:
A group of American Taekwondo Association students enjoyed the program.
Andrew Withers, son of the late civil rights photographer Ernest Withers, spoke at the event.
Ernest Withers’ famous photography was on display.
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