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Michael G Long: March on Washington was more than a dream

King’s speech remains so emotionally powerful that we remember little else about that historic march and rally. That’s a shame.

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Commentary: The March on Washington was more than a dream

Sixty years ago, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream turned the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom into a near-religious revival. King’s speech remains so emotionally powerful that we remember little else about that historic march and rally. That’s a shame, because the demonstration was so much more than a dream; it was […]

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By bus and train and plane — and Aunt Bessie — Jewish activist brought 250,000 to march – The Forward

By bus and train and plane — and Aunt Bessie — Jewish activist brought 250,000 to march – The Forward
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Opinion | How John Lewis Saved the March on Washington

At 23, he was the march’s youngest speaker, and he navigated one of its trickiest compromises.

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The March on Washington was more than a dream

Unfortunately, today’s political leaders will probably ignore those demands and merely extol King’s dream until the cows come home.

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