According to the Associated Press, thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic March on Washington. The event was organized by the Kings' Drum Major Institute and the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and drew a multiracial, interfaith coalition of allies. Alphonso David, president and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum, commented, "We have made progress, over the last 60 years, since Dr. King led the March on Washington. Have we reached the mountaintop? Not by a long shot."
