The 30th Anniversary March on Washington is a photo essay that was produced on August 28, 1993. The images were photographed in Washington, DC to commemorate the 30th anniversary March on Washington by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I had been vacationing at Martha's Vineyard during the week prior to the anniversary march when I read two items in the newspaper that caught my attention. First that the 30th anniversary march was occurring on Saturday August 28th and second that President Clinton with the first family would be arriving on Martha's Vineyard for their summer vacation. I opted to take my bicycle and camera to D. C. for a far more important event.

The march completely captured the essence of Dr. King's; I Have a Dream speech. This was the largest gathering of blacks and whites of various ethnic backgrounds walking, talking and praising together the legacy that Dr. King was martyred for in 1968 that I had ever witnessed.

It was a privilege to march with the throngs of Americans on the 104 degree August day in praise of an idea and a man with a dream that is still unfulfilled. It was my proudest moment as an American. I only hoped that President Clinton would attend the 35th anniversary march in August 1998. I knew that I would.

To my disappointment the 35th anniversary March did not occur on August 28, 1998 in D. C.

J. Michael Skaggs © 1993