Photos: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication

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The dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial was held today in Washington, DC. The memorial located in West Potomac Park, was rescheduled today after it was delayed by the hurricane that hit the DC area on August 28. Leaders from around the nation gathered this morning to pay tribute to the fallen civil rights leader including President Obama (who spoke at length), First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joesph Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, civil rights leaders Andrew Young, Joesph Lowery, Rev. Jessie Jackson, Jr., and his children Martin Luther King, 3rd and Berince King.

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Jill Biden and Vice President Joe Biden along with their granddaughter, Natalie Biden wrote letters to soldiers in their hometown of Wilmington, Del.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris spoke at an annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Los Angeles, CA.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand attended the 25th annual Brooklyn tribute to Martin Luther King Jr at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York.