PORTLAND, Ore. — On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington. It was there where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech as thousands advocated for the civil and economic rights of Black people.
Fifty-seven years later, thousands are gathering at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to protest police violence against people of color.
As part of this commemoration, the Portland branch of the NAACP hosted a March on Portland together with a newly-formed group of Portland area Black youth and allies called Fridays 4 Freedom.
A pre-march rally began Friday at noon at the Oregon Convention Center by the Martin Luther King Jr. statue. From there, hundreds of protesters marched through Southeast Portland to Revolution Hall, where more speeches were planned.
