MLK Memorial Dedication Rescheduled for October

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Nsenga Burton
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News One is reporting that organizers have set a new date in October for the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington.

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Executive Architect Ed Jackson Jr. told the Associated Press on Sunday that the memorial will now be dedicated Oct. 16. A formal announcement is expected soon.

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The dedication had been planned for Aug. 28, the 48th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech. But it was delayed by Hurricane Irene, which swept through Washington with high winds and rain.

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The dedication will now take place on the 16th anniversary of the Million Man March. We'll be there with bells on. Will you?

Read more at News One.

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