At sunset Wednesday, hundreds gathered at the National Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Becky Crowder | Hatchet Staff PhotographerProfessor Michael Eric Dyson of Georgetown University, far left, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton of D.C., middle left, Christine Chavez, granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, middle right, and Arun Manilal Gandhi, grandson of 'Mahatma' Mohandas K. Gandhi, far right, bow their heads for a prayer in front of the Stone of Hope at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Becky Crowder | Hatchet Staff PhotographerMichael Eric Dyson, professor of sociology at Georgetown University and author of 'April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America,' spoke Wednesday at the MLK Memorial about the legacy of King today. Becky Crowder | Hatchet Staff PhotographerParticipants at the candle light vigil snap photos as dignitaries lay a flowered wreath at the foot of the Stone of Hope, a 30-foot tall stone with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s image. The memorial, located on the tidal basin opposite the Jefferson Memorial, opened in August. Becky Crowder | Hatchet Staff Photographer
