The Georgetowner

CAG’s ‘Hidden Dreams’ Highlights Overlooked Women of 1963 March on Washington

The Citizens Association of Georgetown hosted an evening in honor of Black History Month at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory ...
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‘You had to be there’: Retired Michigan teacher remembers 1963 March on Washington

Harold Bragg, a retired Coloma High School history teacher, was at the March on Washington in 1963.
The Atlantic

What the March on Washington Commemoration Looked Like in the Rain

President Obama, Congressman John Lewis, and Oprah all spoke today at the "Let Freedom Ring" commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Despite the rain, thousands turned out ...
The Root

Women of the 1963 March on Washington Wanted Recognition

Women who participated in 1963’s March on Washington marched separately from the men as a way to bring attention to women’s contributions to the civil rights movement, NAACP Senior Adviser Jotaka ...
The Root

The March: Scholars Have Their Say

(The Root) — In the opening line of his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. predicted that the March on ...