On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people made their way to Washington, D.C. to demand civil and economic rights for ...
Aug. 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1922, a New York City realty company paid $100 for the first radio commercial, on station WEAF. In 1941, Nazi German, Hungarian and Ukrainian police ...
How the 1963 March on Washington, featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I have a dream" speech, was organized.
WASHINGTON (WCSC) - A massive demonstration took place in the nation’s capital on Aug. 28, 1963, in support of civil rights for Black Americans. Nearly a quarter of a million people attended the ...
All the regularly scheduled flights to the nation's capitol were packed. So were the trains and buses. More than 2,000 chartered buses, 21 chartered trains and 10 chartered flights from across the ...
ATLANTA — An Atlanta church held an event to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic speech. On August 28, 1963, Dr. King ...
Dozens gathered at Big Bethel AME Church for "Social Justice Sunday." It's meant to commemorate the upcoming 62nd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's March on Washington and "I Have a Dream" speech ...
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Messages Sunday from the pulpits of churches across America included mentions of the 1963 March on Washington. "It is time to celebrate the past, but we cannot rest on our ...
Big Bethel A.M.E. church in Atlanta hosted its Social Justice Sunday to celebrate the March on Washington's 62nd anniversary. A historic church in Atlanta spent Sunday Service honoring the 62nd ...