Martin Luther King Memorial dedication (17 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama looks back to his family members as they arrive for the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC USA, October 16, 2011. The ceremony for the slain civil rights leader had been postponed earlier in the summer because of Tropical Storm Irene. UPI/Mike Theiler/Pool

A portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King is held up in the crowd during a dedication ceremony being held on the Mall in Washington, D.C., October 16, 2011. UPI/Mannie Garcia

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) listens to Harry Johnson, president and CEO of the MLK Jr National Memorial Project Fund (L), as he tours the grounds with his family and members of the King family, prior to the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC USA, October 16, 2011. The ceremony for the slain civil rights leader had been postponed earlier in the summer because of Tropical Storm Irene. UPI/Mike Theiler/Pool

during the Martin Luther King dedication being held on the Mall in Washington, D.C., October 16, 2011. UPI/Mannie Garcia