kennedy we intended to march on washingt washington, to demonstrate the need for equal justice and equal opportunity in america. on august 28th, 1963, the nation a nation s capitol was in a state of emergency. thousands of troops surrounded the city. wreckers were told to stay home that day. liquor stores were closed. but the march was so orderly, so pea peaceful, it was filled with dignity and self-respect, because we believed in a way of pea peace, a way of love, a way of non-violen non-violence. people came that day to that march, dressed like they were on their way to a religious service. as for haley jackson saying how
process. that s why we told president kennedy we intended to march on washington. to demonstrate the need for equal justice and equal opportunity in america. on august 28th, 1963, the nation s capital was in a state of emergency. thousands of troops surrounded the city. liquor stores were closed. residents were told to stay home that day. but the march was so orderly, so peaceful. it was filled with dignity and self-respect. because we believe in the way of peace, the way of love, the way of nonviolence. people came that day to that march dressed like they were on their way to a religious
the 50th anniversary of dr. martin luther king s 1963 march on washington. a full roster of speakers from my colleague, the reverend al sharpton how just saw to you civil rights icon, congressman john lewis all spoke from the lincoln memorial just as dr. king did when he delivered his famous i have a dream speech years ago. august 28th, 1963. the 50th anniversary is coming up this wednesday. we have on this show an incredible opportunity, i m so thrilled to be a part of. on wednesday evening, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, in a special edition of all in, we will play martin luther king s i have a dream speech in its entirety, uninterrupted by commercial breaks. no one really ever watches the whole speech. we see the sound bites, the famous ones. because the full footage of this incredible event is highly restricted and protected. that has a way of framing how we think about martin luther king jr. and the movement he was part of. history over the years has found ways to make king both larg
my colleague, the reverend al sharpton what you just saw, to civil rights icon, congressman john lewis, spoke. just as dr. king did when he delivered his famous i have a dream speech years ago. august 28th, 1963. the 50th anniversary is coming up this wednesday. we have on this show an incredible opportunity, i m so thrilled to be a part of. on wednesday evening, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, in a special edition of all in, we will play martin luther king s i have a dream speech in its entirety, uninterrupted by commercial breaks. no one really ever watches the whole speech. we see the sound bites, the famous ones. the full footage of this incredible event is highly restricted and protected. that has a way of framing how we think about martin luther king jr. and the movement he was part of. history over the years has found ways to make king both larger than life but also to somehow narrow his legacy. i can tell you nothing blows
my colleague, the reverend al sharpton what you just saw, to civil rights icon, congressman john lewis, spoke. just as dr. king did when he delivered his famous i have a dream speech years ago. august 28th, 1963. the 50th anniversary is coming up this wednesday. we have on this show an incredible opportunity, i m so thrilled to be a part of. on wednesday evening, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, in a special edition of all in, we will play martin luther king s i have a dream speech in its entirety, uninterrupted by commercial breaks. no one really ever watches the whole speech. we see the sound bites, the famous ones. the full footage of this incredible event is highly restricted and protected. that has a way of framing how we think about martin luther king jr. and the movement he was part of. history over the years has found ways to make king both larger