Obama: Economic Justice is Unfinished Business
Augest 31, 2013
From left, former President Jimmy Carter, former President Bill Clinton, former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, first lady Michelle Obama, and President Barack Obama stand for the national anthem during the 50th anniversary ceremony.
From VOA Learning English, this is In the News.
President Barack Obama this week joined hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country in marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for civil rights. The president noted what he called “unfinished business” in the struggle for equality and justice in the United States. His comments come at a time when Americans are talking about civil rights and race relations.
Some are still reacting to a Florida court’s decision in the murder trial of George Zimmermann. The jury found the neighborhood watch volunteer not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American.
On August 28, 1963, 250,000 people marched in Washington for jobs and civil rights. It was the biggest demonstration of its kind. Many people stood outside the Lincoln Memorial to hear speakers talk about civil rights for African Americans.
The march ended with civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. His comments energized the civil rights movement in the United States and led to important laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law bars major forms of discrimination against minorities and women.
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