The 1965 rally featuring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. drew a crowd of 20,000. At Saturday’s event, several hundred gathered to to hear a speech from his son, Martin Luther King III.

A group of people gathered at the "Embrace" statue in Boston Common on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally led by Martin Luther King Jr.Organizers, including Embrace Boston,

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something called love.”