From this week through next Wednesday, between 30,000 to 50,000 people are expected to descend on D.C. to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

DCist will have a full listing of March on Washington events tomorrow, including Saturday’s Realize the Dream March & Rally and Wednesday’s Let Freedom Ring Commemoration & Call To Action. In the meantime, check out these photos from the 1963 civil rights event that’s become most famous for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

More March on Washington Coverage:
Page & Perspective: Many ‘Dreams’ Motivated March on Washington