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On Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and thousands of other civil rights activists marched along Constitution Avenue from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, where King delivered his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech. (Associated Press Photographs)

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** FILE ** Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., left, poses for a photo during an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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An American flag picturing President Obama in place of the 50 stars is held as a crowd gathers along the Reflecting Pool on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Visitors also went to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (below). Anniversary events continue through Wednesday when Mr. Obama will speak. Some who went to the original march are returning for the anniversary. (PHOTOGRAPHS BY andrew harnik/the washington times)

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Garbage litters the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, a day after the 50th-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)

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Garbage litters the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, a day after the 50th-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)

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Signs from a D.C. statehood rally litter the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, a day after the 50th-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)

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Garbage litters the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, a day after the 50th-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)

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The Washington Monument is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool just before sunrise before an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Obama steps off his bus Aug. 22, 2013, during an unscheduled stop at Magnolia's Deli and Cafe in Rochester, N.Y., during his bus tour through the state. (Associated Press/The Buffalo News)

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Republican lawmakers have joined the fight to stop a federal court from ordering the removal of the giant white cross that has loomed for decades over the Mount Soledad Veterans War Memorial in San Diego. (Associated Press)