the shooter acted alone, with no evidence he was part of a wider group. monday marks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington on a hot summer s day in august 1963. activists, college students, lawmakers, families and civil rights leaders traveled by car, bus, train and on foot to participate in the march on washington forjobs and freedom. the march became a cornerstone event for the civil rights movement and a moment in american history. dr martin luther king junior delivered his celebrated i have a dream speech on the steps of the lincoln
joining us for your analysis. thank you. a pleasure to be with you. around 2,000 items are thought to have been stolen from the british museum but some of the missing treasures have started to be recovered that s according to the museum s chairman. the organisation is one of the uk s most prestigious cultural institutions but revealed earlier this month that a number of treasures were reported missing, stolen or damaged. a member of museum staff suspected of involvement has been sacked. and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandled. monday marks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington on a hot summer s day in august 1963. activists, college students, lawmakers, families and civil rights leaders travelled by car, bus, train and on foot to participate in the march on washington forjobs and freedom. the march became a cornerstone event for the civil rights movement and a moment in american hi
ben ryan there, reporting on the scene. ben, thank you so much. monday marks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington on a hot summer s day in august 1963. activists, college students, lawmakers, families and civil rights leaders travelled by car, bus, train and on foot to participate in the march on washington forjobs and freedom. the march became a cornerstone event for the civil rights movement and a moment in american history. dr martin luther king jr delivered his celebrated i have a dream speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the day would end with a meeting between march leaders and presidentjohn f kennedy. the event marked the largest demonstration for human rights in us history, and a display of unity among five of the nation s largest civil rights organisations. well, on saturday, dr king s family and civil rights leaders gathered to mark 60 years since that first march in 1963. it comes as some fear civil rights are being eroded in t
for our places of worship, our schools and our shopping centres. and that s not the only problem that earlier generations didn t expect, but my generation cannot escape. now, to mark the march on washington anniversary, my colleague caitriona perry spoke to dr king s daughter, doctor bernice king, about her father s legacy. we re marking 60 years on from the march on washington, yourfather s i have a dream speech. how near or far do you think we are from that dream that he described ? well, i mean, in all honesty, the dream that he spoke about is going to take several generations to achieve. i think there s some certain progress that we ve made since the time he spoke about the conditions that the black community was facing at the time when he talked about the bad cheque, when he talked about police brutality,
has plagued this community time and time again and it should not happen. ben ryan there, reporting on the scene. ben, thank you so much. monday marks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington on a hot summer s day in august 1963. activists, college students, lawmakers, families and civil rights leaders traveled by car, bus, train and on foot to participate in the march on washington forjobs and freedom. the march became a cornerstone event for the civil rights movement and a moment in american history. dr martin luther kinng delivered his celebrated i have a dream speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the day would end with a meeting between march leaders and presidentjohn f kennedy. the event marked the largest demonstration for human rights in us history and a display of unity among five of the nation s largest civil rights organisations. well, on saturday dr king s family and civil rights leaders gathered to mark 60 years since that first mar