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This Day in History: The March on Washington of 1963

Headline from WMUR, from the development of Aug 26, 2023

Newest development Aug 28, 2023 · 3 reportsMarch on Washington 60th anniversary: How a march for jobs and freedom changed lives

On this day 60 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the nation's capitol during the March on Washington.

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    This Day in History: The March on Washington of 1963

    Headline from WMUR ·

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    March on Washington 60th anniversary: How a march for jobs and freedom changed lives

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

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  1. Black Enterprise

    60th Anniversary Of March On Washington To Be Commemorated (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom will be commemorated on Aug. 26.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying

  3. Politico

    Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration (opens Politico)

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    Commemorating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s rapturous address to the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

  4. Digital Journal

    Thousands expected to mark 60th anniversary of King’s March (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    It has been 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr. led the march on Washington, a pivotal event in the U.S. civil rights movement.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    An oral history of the March on Washington, 60 years after MLK's dream (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The March on Washington's 60th anniversary arrives Monday, amid a rise in white nationalism, after George Floyd's murder reignited protests, and as the United States bitterly debates the teaching of the nation's past.

  6. The Times of Israel

    Thousands converge on National Mall to mark March on Washington’s 60th anniversary (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    'Have we reached the mountaintop? Not by a long shot,' one leading activist says on spot where hundreds of thousands gathered in 1963

  7. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    March on Washington: Masses gather on National Mall to commemorate 60th anniversary (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Thousands converged on the National Mall on Saturday for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington.

  8. The Guardian

    ‘A rededication’: Martin Luther King’s family mark anniversary of March on Washington (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Kings will join expected crowd of tens of thousands of people on Saturday to commemorate 60 years since ‘I have a dream’ speech

  9. Los Angeles Times

    Thousands gather on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 'I Have A Dream' speech.

  10. The Hill

    Civil Rights groups recreate March on Washington, 60 years later: live updates (opens The Hill)

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    On Aug. 28, 1963, more than a quarter million people walked in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom – the same march that saw Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. give his seminal “I Have a…

  11. PBS NewsHour

    Thousands gather on National Mall to mark 60th anniversary of the March on Washington (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream.

  12. Triblive

    Thousands convene for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — Thousands converged on the National Mall on Saturday for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill the legendary civil rights leader’s dream.

  13. NBC4 Washington

    Thousands converge on National Mall for 60th anniversary of March on Washington (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Thousands have gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

  14. Voice of America

    Thousands Celebrate 60th Anniversary of March on Washington (opens Voice of America)

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    Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream. "We have made progress, over the last 60 years, since Dr. King led the...

  15. Religion News

    Thousands gather for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary (opens Religion News)

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    “Sixty years ago, Martin Luther King talked about a dream,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton, referring to King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. “Sixty years later, we’re the dreamers — the problem is we're facing the schemers.”

  16. WSVN Miami

    Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, saying a country that

  17. NPR

    Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech (opens NPR)

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    Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.

  18. RedState

  19. Baptist News Global

    More than a dream: The undiluted legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. (opens Baptist News Global)

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    Baptist News Global's feed description

    It has been 60 years since one of the most iconic gatherings in U.S. history, On Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington D.C., the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held. Simply known as the March on Washington, this...

  20. WMUR

    This Day in History: The March on Washington of 1963 (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    On this day 60 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the nation's capitol during the March on Washington.

  21. Boston

    At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Monday marks the anniversary of the historic March on Washington, most widely remembered for Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

  22. WTOP Washington DC

    March on Washington 60th anniversary: How a march for jobs and freedom changed lives (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Thousands turned out in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Aug. 26, to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington. But the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that featured Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s icon I have a dream speech, actually took place on August 28.

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