President Bush greets members of the King family after addressing the crowd.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Children of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice Albertine King , Martin Luther King III and Yolanda Denise King,speak at the ceremony honoring their father and the National monument in his name.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Members of the Ebenezer AME Church Choir perform at the ceremony for the groundbreaking of the National Martin Luther King Jr. memorial.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Former Presidentl Clinton and the Rev. Jessie Jackson are just two of the many dignitaries who attended the ceremonial groundbreaking of the new Washington D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Erwin R. Jansen, John S. Kendall, and Hebrew L. Dixon, III, (from left) bow their heads in prayer during the ceremony in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Opra Winfrey makes her way to the podium to address the crowd at the dedication of the King memorial.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

The Rev. Jesse Jackson playfully punches Mohammed Ali as he leaves the Martin Luther King ceremony.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Members of the audience sway and clap to the sounds of the Ebenezer AME Church Choir.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Yolanda Denise King, left, and Bernice Albertine King , right, the daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. listen as President Bush addresses the crowd.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

President Bush, former President Bill Clinton, the Rev. Jessie Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton, the King family and many other dignitaries attended the groundbreaking of the new Washington D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd perform at ceremonies in Washington for the King monument.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)