Inquirer staff writer Zoe Tillman reports:
Near the Washington Monument, David Alston, 57, watched an over-sized television. Cheers went up from the crowd as pictures of Colin Powell and other celebrity notables flashed across the screen.
Alston, a Philadelphia native, said was making up for lost time by attending today’s ceremonies.
His mother attended a Civil Rights march in Washington in 1963. She had asked him if he wanted to go.
““I was 11 years old, and said no,” said Alston, who now lives in Fort Washington, Md. “So now I’m finishing her march.”
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