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.”

Organizers, including Embrace Boston, Everyone250 and the city of Boston, said the rally "honors a pivotal moment in history, reflecting on the progress made and acknowledging the ongoing challenges in the fight for social and racial justice that continue today.

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, thousands of people are expected to gather at the same site to honor a