Demonstrators gathered for an event planned since June at the Lincoln Memorial to honor the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, given at the same location. Speeches were given by Martin Luther King III, members of Floyd’s family, Breonna Taylor’s mother and the Rev. “My generation has already taken to the streets – peacefully and with masks and social distancing – to protest racism,” 10-year old, Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., said Friday from the podium before her father spoke. Fire Department assisted with by providing misters, demonstrators marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in West Potomac Park, near the Lincoln Memorial after the speeches ended.

Source: Fox News August 29, 2020 02:08 UTC