Volunteers roll up posters marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during the annual commemorative service in his honor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Americans on Monday honored the late civil rights leader on the same day as they celebrated the second-term inauguration of the nation's first black president. (Associated Press)
Georgia state Sen. Donzella James participates in the annual service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. before worshippers turned their attention to the presidential inauguration. (Associated Press)
"We pray that this day will be the beginning of a new day in America. It will be a day when people draw inspiration from the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. It will be a day when people realize and recognize that if it were not for Dr. King and those who fought the fight fought in that movement, we would not be celebrating this presidency," said Bernice King, the youngest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Associated Press)
Bernice King (right), the youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, speaks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Bernice King (right), the youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, speaks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Zakki Scott of Washington, D.C., left, and Charles Jordan of Laurel, Md., right, with Stage Hands Union Local 22, load up supplies to be sorted into service packages for members of the armed services abroad by volunteers during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Zakki Scott of Washington, D.C., left, and Charles Jordan of Laurel, Md., right, with Stage Hands Union Local 22, load up supplies to be sorted into service packages for members of the armed services abroad by volunteers during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Volunteers wait in line to sign in before putting together service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Ann Koren of Centerville, Va., gets he photo taken as she and other volunteers wait in line to sign in before putting together service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
