The Women's March on Washington is expected to draw hundreds of thousands. — -- The day after Donald Trump takes the presidential oath of office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of ...
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 ...
History | Updated: August 28, 2023 | Originally Published: June 12, 2013 Stanley Tretick documented the demonstration in 1963, but his snapshots were hidden in a trunk, unseen by the public for ...
Black organizers reflect on march's legacy in present day. Sixty years ago, thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to advocate for the civil and economic rights of Black people.
On a hot summer day a little over six decades ago, a quarter of a million people gathered peacefully in Washington, D.C. to demand laws to advance civil rights, protect voting rights and stop ...
Dozens of Chicagoans gathered Saturday at DuSable of African American History to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Several community leaders and youth organizations reenacted the ...
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 ...
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 ...
"We stand on the shoulders of untold millions," Attorney General Eric Holder said Saturday before thousands on Washington D.C.'s national mall. "But for them, I would not be Attorney General of the ...