ATLANTA - Dozens gathered at Big Bethel AME church in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood on Sunday to remember August 28, 1963, the day Martin Luther King Jr delivered his historic "I have a dream Speech."

The backstory:

The church served as a central meeting location during the civil rights movement.

What they're saying:

"Here in what was known as the city hall of Sweet Auburn I'm inviting people back to city hall we're back open for business. We want this to again be a place of gathering a place of community a place of not just acceptance but a place of affirmation," Rev. Dr. Jay Augustine, Senior Pastor of Big Bethel AME Church, said.

"I hope people will check to make sure that if they have been purged from voter rolls they will re-register...there is a senate election next year and a

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