Bet You Didn't Know: March on Washington
video from the History Channel, (2:33)
NBC Meet the Press Special Edition: Remembering the Dream
Includes "the Aug. 25, 1963 edition of Meet the Press, featuring interviews with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins." -- NBC Meet the Press, air date, August 25, 2013
50th Anniversary March on Washington
The above links to the numerous anniversary events scheduled to remember the March on Washington, DC of 50 years ago.
PBS NewsHour: Conversation.
Air Date: Aug. 14, 2013
"50 Years Ago, March on Washington Had More Radical Roots Than Remembered Today." You can watch the embedded video below or go directly to the PBS NewsHour webpage for this interview.
From the PBS NewsHour: "Historian William Jones joins Gwen Ifill [above] to offer an overview of how the March on Washington came to be, why President Kennedy wanted it to be called off and what roles women of color played on that historic day. Their discussion is one a series of conversations looking back at the legacy of August 28, 1963."
A book review of The March on Washington by William P. Jones,
who appears with Gwen Ifill, above.--The New York Times on August 18, 2013.
Martin Luther King, Jr., greeting the crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963,
where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Other Links of Interest
"The FBI and Martin Luther King," by David J. Garrow. The Atlantic, July 2002. web.
FBI Records: The Vault.
Final Plans for the ORGANIZING MANUAL NO. 2 MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM
Photographs of the March on Washington
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, an overview
"50 Years Later, Looking Back on MLK's Famed Speech" by Kurt Streeter, Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2013
"Witnesses to History, 50 Years Later," The New York Times, August 23, 2013
NPR: "A People"s History" of the March on Washington, August 8, 2010 (5:51)
Remembering the Many Voices at the March on Washington, Center for American Progress, Sam Fulwood III | July 23, 2013
YouTube video: The March on Washington (20 min b&w film.)
YouTube video: March on Washington performances (Mahalia Jackson, Odetta, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, etc.) (26 mins.)
NPR: Bayard Rustin: the Man who Organized the March on Washington (7:30), August 15, 2003
Please post comments on our blog--they can be informal--about your reactions to or remembrances about the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Do you find it surprising that a lot of attention is devoted to its 50th Anniversary? Have you studied this topic before? Have you been to Washington and visited the Lincoln Memorial? Have you found other sources about the March that you'd like to share with others? I am curious what you have to say.
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The view of the March on Washington from inside the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963. |
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ReplyDelete--Christopher McCabe
I personally feel that the attention to the 50th Anniversary is needed and worth it. This was the event that changed the social landscape of our country. Now, with everything that has happened within recent times, we need something that could pull us back in and look away from the racial differences/tension. I have studied the topic before but this was too far long ago for me to remember. I have not been to the Washington/Lincoln Memorials even though I would like to go one day.
ReplyDeleteIt's still pretty amazing when I think it's only been 50 years since this happened. I think people my age tend to take that for granted sometimes. After reading some of the listed articles, I'm glad Vernon Watkins talked about the role A. Philip Randolph had in the movement. I feel his part in the revolution is sometimes overshadowed by Martin Luther King's speech and it's important to remember the great things he contributed to society.
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ReplyDeleteThis 50th anniversary is a must need for this event. Usually people would most likely think and reminiscing about what happened and how things have changed over the past few years. I studied about this topic about a year ago in my history 29B class. The class has a lot of details because it mostly talks about African American and the special events. The Washington March is actually one of the biggest event because it gave people so much hope. I haven't been to the Lincoln Memorial yet but I've heard many stories and experiences from the people that went.
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