From left, Councilman Vincent Orange, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, Councilman Marion Barry and Harry Thompson hold one of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Drive signs at the corner of Maine Avenue and 14th Street Southwest in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. The men were on sight to officially unveil the street signs that will rename this part of Maine Avenue as Martin Luther King Jr. Drive The road will continue along the Southwest Freeway and join up with the other part of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Southeast. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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