In 1963, Essie Williams, of Cleveland, lived in Alabama and was forced to endure racism, hate and segregation as a part of her daily life. “We had to step off the sidewalk for a white person. We couldn’t drink at the water fountains. If you wanted to go downtown to get a sandwich, you […]
Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and Forest Whitaker will join President Barack Obama and former chief executives Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most memorable moments — the March on Washington. Georgia Representative John Lewis, now one of the Democrats’ congressional elders but then an aide to King, […]
Fifty years ago on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the greatest single event in the cause of equality, justice and freedom in America took place when more than a quarter of a million people spilled onto the Mall on Washington in the District of Columbia for the March on Washington. Tens of thousands stood on the steps […]
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Over the weekend thousands gathered at the National Mall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Speakers including Martin Luther King III and Democratic Rep. John Lewis, who was the youngest speaker at the 1963 march, encouraged the crowd to continue fighting for social justice. Attorney General Eric Holder kicked […]
Bernice King is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her father Martin Luther King Jr.‘s March on Washington, and she checked in on “The James Fortune…
On August 28, 2013, it will have been 50 years since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led approximately 250,000 people in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The monumental event, which was held to protest discrimination, joblessness and economic inequality faced by African Americans, featured King’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech and […]
*The 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom will be remembered via two separate documentaries airing on different networks. CNN‘s original documentary “We Were There: The March On Washington – An Oral History,” hosted by network anchor Don Lemon, debuts on Friday, Aug. 23 at 10 p.m. ET, 1 a.m. ET, […]
A Chinese sculptor has removed a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial statue that he designed on the National Mall and said Thursday that he is working on a new finish for the side of the artwork. Plans call for sculptor Lei Yixin to carve grooves over the former words […]
*“The March,” a documentary that recounts the story behind the 1963 March on Washington, is set to air Aug. 27 – on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the march where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of more than 250,000 people gathered on the National […]
