60 years ago tonight, hundreds of thousands of americans of all races marched on washington, calling for equality for black people and fighting against hate. they spoke the words of hope and they saying the music that still transcends. from blowin in the wind to we shall overcome, those lyrics, just as poignant, struggle just as real. that song, that includes songs inspired by the march as well. soul legend sam cooke was motivated by the crowds, the speech, and the dream. he wrote one of the most iconic civil rights anthems in american history. it s one that s been covered over and over and over again.
of thousands of americans of all races marched on washington. calling for equality for black people in fighting against hate. they spoke the words of hope, and they sing the music that is still transcends. from blowing in the wind to we shall overcome. those lyrics, just as poignant, the struggle just as real. that is some, that includes songs inspired by the march as well. so legend sam cook was motivated by the crowds, the speech and the dream, when he wrote one of the most iconic civil rights anthems in american history. it s one that has been covered over and over and over again.
checkered history. today marks the 60th anniversary of the march on washington as well as the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech. people gathered at the national mall as the civil rights march pushed. it remains considered one of the great speeches in american history. in honor of the march, thousands of people gathered on the national mall on saturday to commemorate the demonstration including dr. king s family and a slew of civil rights leaders. dr. king s speech as well as the march itself is still considered to be one of the most consequential racial justice demonstrations in history. we ll have more on this coming up on morning joe. meanwhile vivek ramaswamy
it is an opportunity to potentially put a final stick through the heart of the flagging desantis campaign. we ve seen governor newsom s very quick on his feet and we ve seen on the fox news debate very well against the host there, sean hannity. so if this does go through, i think it is a great opportunity for newsom and the democrats to show the extremist record, that ron desantis and today s republican party represents before the nation. thank you so much to you both. coming up at the top of the hour we will be live in jacksonville with the newest information from investigators owsley unravel what led to the deadly shooting there. still up next, while the 60th anniversary march in washington was pushing messages of peace and equality that alleged racially motivated deadly shooting was unfolding in jacksonville. reverend al sharpton who led the march joins me after this break on that terrible juxtaposition. juxtaposition. she is 1 of 1. with new olay hyaluronic body wash 95% of wome