CNN news 2011-10-18
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: An earthquake and hurricane may have delayed this day, but this is a day that would not be denied. For this day, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.`s return to the National Mall. In this place, he will stand for all time
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Hello, everyone, my name is Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student News. First up today, we`re going to Washington, D.C., and the event where President Obama was speaking.
The dedication of the national memorial for civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. You heard the president mention delays from an earthquake, from a hurricane.
This dedication was actually supposed to happen back in August on the anniversary of the historic march on Washington. That`s when Dr. King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
AZUZ (voice-over): During yesterday`s ceremony, President Obama talked about how Americans today could draw inspiration from King`s work and how, quote, "we can`t be discouraged by what is. We`ve got to keep pushing for what ought to be."
The dedication included musical performances and speeches by a wide range of people from Dr. King`s children to other leaders in the civil rights movement.
AZUZ: Martin Luther King Jr. was from Atlanta and some students from the city had plans to head up to D.C. for this dedication. They talked about why they were looking forward to the event.
JOVANAY CHARTER, STUDENT: I`m excited because not only will I be able to get to meet certain civil rights activist, but I will able to stand and see everything that Dr. Martin Luther King worked for.
ALEXIS BOOKER, STUDENT: He was not just about helping blacks. He was about helping all races, no matter what color, no matter what you did to him. He was about forgiveness. He wasn`t just about, OK, well, this is my race, and we don`t have this. He was about equality to all mankind. Everybody deserve equal rights.
LARCRECIA WALKER, STUDENT: I want to witness something that should go down in history like it`s very -- it`s very emotional for me, because since I wasn`t there when Martin Luther King was alive, it`s good to witness something like this and you have to come back and tell everyone about it.
AZUZ: The "Occupy Wall Street" movement seems to be going global. These protests started several weeks ago in New York. Different people who were involved say they`re protesting against a lot of different things. But anger at the U.S. financial industry has been a consistent theme with these.
AZUZ (voice-over): Well, the protests have spread to other cities in America, now to other cities worldwide, Rome, Berlin, London, Hong Kong, people all over, talking about how the world`s financial problems have hit them.
Most of the protests were peaceful. Some did turn violent. For example, in Italy, a different group joined the "Occupy" protests. They fought with police, set cars on fire and smashed windows.
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