On August 28, 1963, civil rights supporters marched on Washington, DC. An estimated 250,000 people gathered on The Mall that day to protest segregation and discrimination, and heard one of the greatest speeches ever given.
NPR features a 40th anniversary commemoration on their site and on the radio this coming week. The behind-the-scenes look at the people and events that lead up to it are particularly interesting...learning new shit rocks!
The "I Have a Dream" speech in
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