Jones. The march was nmy view, the culmination of 100 years of frustration and despair. 1963 began with the centennial, the 100th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. And that means that when these people came together, those quarter of a Million People came together, they were in some ways representing all the hopes and dreams that had idea yt to be fulfull fulfilled. Rose the 50th anniversary of the march on washington next. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose we begin with john lewis. He is a congressman from georgia, a democrat. He was one of the big six leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and chairman of the student nonviolent committee. This year, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the historic march on washington. On that day in august, lewis was one of only 10 speakers who took to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He was just 23 years old. John lewis remains the last speaker still living. He has n
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