![]() MARTIN LUTHER KING JR: There are some things so dear, some things so precious, some things so eternally true that they are worth dying for. At the march's conclusion, King spoke about the recent murder of a friend and fellow activist, Medgar Evers. They processed several miles along Woodward Avenue - that's Detroit's major thoroughfare. SEI: Six decades ago, when the Walk to Freedom originally happened, more than 125,000 people showed up. SEI: This year, organizers are unveiling a new statue of Dr. King came to the city and felt that spirit and said, yes, this has inspired me to do what I need to do - give one of the greatest speeches of all time. She's proud of the city's many legendary musicians and prominent civil rights activists. As a young person, I feel honored to serve as a reminder that we're here because somebody decided, I'm not standing for this, and I'm going to do something about it. ![]() ![]() ZORA NUNLEY: We would not be here today without the people that fought for us. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at a place called Cobo Hall. The four-day-long celebration commemorates the 60th anniversary of Dr. JUMA SEI, BYLINE: It's a rainy and overcast morning in downtown Detroit, but dozens have gathered anyway on the waterfront for one of the events in this weekend's June Jubilee. ![]() It was 60 years ago that he held a march there, the Walk to Freedom, and gave a sort of preview of his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
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