3. It sparked the career of the NFL's first black quarterback Among those watching the March on Washington on their TV sets was James Harris, a high school football star in Monroe, La. When King ...
WASHINGTON — Plans are underway for a massive demonstration following President-elect Donald Trump's win at the polls last week. Dubbed "The People's March on Washington," the rally is scheduled ...
Thousands of people gathered in Washington DC for the event that commemorated the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and in protest at police violence. Called the Commitment March: Get Your ...
On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was the brainchild of longtime civil rights activist and labor ...
In 1963, a quarter of a million people marched on Washington to highlight racial injustice and to put pressure on Congress to pass Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill. The march was made up of both ...
Finally, six of the most prominent black leaders gathered in New York City on July 2 to plan a civil rights march on Washington. From left: John Lewis, chairman Student Non-Violence Coordinating ...
An oral history of the March on Washington: http://j.mp/1feuQK3 John Lewis, Eleanor Holmes Norton and others relive the pivotal moment of the Civil Rights Movement ...
Thousands of people have joined the Women's March in Washington DC as a feminist show of strength and to drive support towards the person vying to be the first woman elected president of the ...
"I'm at the March on Washington for Gaza because we have to do everything we can to stop this US-backed genocide," Stein, who ...