americans to be free and it is a tribute to them that they have chosen to still appeal to their government in this type of dignified matter. i am melissa harris-perry and we are part of msnbc s live and continuing coverage of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. you re looking right now at a live shot of the lincoln memorial. the lincoln memorial is, of course, an iconic image here on the mall in washington, d.c. it is from these steps at the lincoln memorial where dr. king delivered the speech which we now think of as the i have a dream speech. he stood and looked out over literally miles of bodies, of people who had come, black and white, people from the south and from the north people who were christian and people who were jewish, who came out faith. who stood in this place with a