March on Washington
Three generations march on Washington
August 23, 2013I'm very proud that my father and uncle, Joe and Dennis Mora, were both at the 1963 March on Washington, one of many demonstrations and activities they participated in during the civil rights heyday.
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Three days on bus, then dancing at March on Washington
August 23, 2013I was a 28 year-old peace activist in San Francisco in 1963 when I got a call from Women for Peace asking if I'd like to go to the March on Washington as one of their...
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Today in labor history: March on Washington and MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech
August 28, 2012On this day in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. joined by civil rights and labor unions organized the historic March on Washington. The march was officially called the "March for Jobs and Freedom." Dr. King delivered...
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