From the spot where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. famously relayed his vision of a color-blind nation, President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Americans to work toward greater racial equality and economic opportunity, as he led a parade of civil-rights leaders in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that paved the way for civil-rights legislation. He noted that the marchers five decades ago "were there seeking jobs as well as justice; not just the absence of oppression but the presence of economic opportunity." Mr. Obama added: "For what does it profit a man, Dr. King would ask, to sit at an integrated lunch counter if he can't afford the meal?"
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