MLK Memorial Dedication in Washington, DC [PHOTOS]
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and the Washington Monument are seen in Washington (Source: Reuters / Larry Downing Date:10/17/2011)

U.S. President Barack Obama walks with his family and members of the King family at the dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington (Source: Reuters / Larry Downing Date:10/17/2011)

The first family place item in time capsule at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington (Source: Reuters / Larry Downing Date:10/17/2011)

U.S. President Barack Obama during the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington (Source: Reuters / Larry Downing Date:10/17/2011)

Visitors gather around the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington August 26, 2011 (Source: Reuters / Molly Riley Date:10/17/2011)

US President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington (Source: Reuters / Molly Riley Date:10/17/2011)

President Barack Obama speaks at a dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington (Source: Reuters / Molly Riley Date:10/17/2011)

A woman takes a picture of a quote from Martin Luther King Jr chiselled into a wall at his new Memorial in Washington (Source: Reuters / Jason Reed Date:10/17/2011)

U.S. President Barack Obama watches as first lady Michelle Obama (L) thanks singer Aretha Franklin at the dedication ceremony (Source: Retuers / Larry Downing Date:10/17/2011)

Despite what Rep. Allen West believes, Rev. Bernice King -- the daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- said her father would support the Occupy Wall Street protests. (Source: Reuters Date:10/20/2011)

Martin Luther King III and his family speaks during the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication at the National Mall in Washington (Source: Reuters / Yuri Gripas Date:10/17/2011)

A woman holds a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. at a memorial dedication at the National Mall in Washington (Source: Reuters / Yuri Gripas Date:10/17/2011)

People celebrate at the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication (Source: Reuters / Yuri Gripas Date:10/17/2011)
