By Mollie Reilly - 08/24/2013
"...Personally, it is my very personal pleasure to be here with each and every one of you because I was here 50 years ago," Pelosi said. "So who among you is going to be the Speaker of the House, the president of the United States, or whatever?"
Pelosi continued, "Fifty years ago, there were only five African American members of the House of Representatives. There was no Congressional Black Caucus. Today, there are 43 members. We want more."
Pelosi said Martin Luther King Jr., who gave his "I Have a Dream Speech" at the 1963 march, would want individuals to celebrate his legacy by advocating for wage equality, workers' rights and better policies for working mothers...
"Dr. King's words must continue to inspire us to compose, as Dr. King said on that August afternoon, a beautiful symphony of brotherhood," Pelosi said. "Are you ready to beat the drum for that beautiful symphony of brotherhood? Are you ready to realize the dream?"
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