PHOTOS: Commitment March, 57 years after MLK’s speech

Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates will highlight the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

The “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” comes nearly three months after nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and amid continued coronavirus restrictions in the District and elsewhere.

The event at the Lincoln Memorial is happening 57 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have A Dream” address.

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Rev. Al Sharpton, Yolanda Renee King, Arndrea Waters King and Martin Luther King, III begin their march from from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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A marcher walks past banners and signs at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, during the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, commemorating the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Participants in the March on Washington conclude their march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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People participate in the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

People carry posters with George Floyd on them as they march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The march is on and it’s pretty much an innumerable tsunami of people surging east on the National Mall, I think the original route got tossed and rallygoers decided to start walking without the organizers. pic.twitter.com/C6xZVoPqHL
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) August 28, 2020

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Attendees participate in the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, speaks during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

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Terri Biley, of Los Angeles, stands at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake, speaks during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

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People pose for a photo in the Reflecting Pool in the shadow of the Washington Monument as they attend the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of National Action Network, speaks during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Attendees at the National Action Network Commitment March at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images)

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A man stands in the Reflecting Pool as people attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Audrey Dimartinez stands with her grand daughter Eliysia Leber as they listen to speakers during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Martin Luther King III speaks alongside Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

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A Black Lives Matter flag is waved by a demonstrator outside of the Lincoln Memorial during the Commitment March. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: People gather around the reflecting pool during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

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Wearing a mask similar to those worn by doctors during the Black Plague outbreak centuries ago, this demonstrator makes a statement about race’s place in American history. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks alongside her parents Arndrea Waters King and Martin Luther King III during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images)

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People attend the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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A few attendees of the Commitment March listen to the speakers who are positioned on top of the steps to the Lincoln Memorial. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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A marcher wearing a pig nose raises her fist in solidarity during the Commitment March. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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Demonstrators hold up signs just outside of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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People listen to speakers during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Two attendees of the Commitment March make street art along the National Mall. (WTOP/John Domen)

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People attending the March on Washington, have their temperatures taken before entering the area, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Demonstrators at the Commitment March show off their signs while also donning shirts in support of Joe Biden’s presidential run. (WTOP/John Domen)

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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, waits to speak at the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

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A sign quoting author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is held up by a demonstrator. (WTOP/John Domen)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Members of the cast of Bravo’s “Married to Medicine” attend the 2020 March on Washington, officially known as the â€œCommitment March: Get Your Knee Off our Necks,â€ at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. The march coincides with the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.â€™s March on Washington, where he delivered his historic â€œI Have A Dreamâ€ speech in 1963. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: An attendee listens to speeches at the 2020 March on Washington, officially known as the â€œCommitment March: Get Your Knee Off our Necks,â€ at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. The march coincides with the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.â€™s March on Washington, where he delivered his historic â€œI Have A Dreamâ€ speech in 1963. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

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A different angle at some of the wares that one demonstrator is making at the Commitment March. (WTOP/John Domen)

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Walter Carter, 74, of Gainesville, Fla., attends the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Mothers who lost their children to police killings line up to speak during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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People arrive and walk around the reflecting pool during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Demonstrators arrive on the National Mall for the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” protest against racism and police brutality, on August 28, 2020, in Washington DC. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Megan Dogans of Denver, arrives to attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Good morning from the National Mall where the line for the March on Washington is a sight to behold. Mandatory temp checks mean thousands are being bottlenecked waiting to get in.

Filming this took a short hike, seems people are joining faster than they’re able to scan. pic.twitter.com/fE0uiF2QHs
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) August 28, 2020

Activist Dominque Alexander of Dallas, speaks demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool via AP)

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People listen to speakers at the Lincoln Memorial during the”Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” on August 28, 2020, in Washington DC. (Getty Images/Olivier DOULIERY)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: A woman leads a chant at the National Action Network Commitment March at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 28: Demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial for the “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” March on Washington in support of racial justice on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at the same location. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)

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Demonstrators arrive on the National Mall for the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” protest against racism and police brutality, on August 28, 2020, in Washington DC. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Demonstrators gather for the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” protest against racism and police brutality, at the National Mall on August 28, 2020, in Washington DC. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Shontina Kuykendoll of Dallas, attends the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Demonstrators arrive for the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” protest against racism and police brutality, at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020, in Washington DC. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Chairs are set up near the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington, prior to the March on Washington, which is being held on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A man waves an American flag on top of the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the 2020 March on Washington.

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The early morning sun rises over the Washing ton Monument and the Reflecting Pool as final preparations are made for the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The early morning sun rises over the Washing ton Monument and the Reflecting Pool as final preparations are made for the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)