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 ...

"Our voices matter. If it didn't, they wouldn't be trying so hard to shut us up." Sixty-two years ago, on Aug. 28, 1963, 250,000 people, Black and white, gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand jobs, ...

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.

The March on Washington is remembered as a turning point in the civil rights movement. Yet President Kennedy viewed it with caution, fearing political fallout. His stance reveals the tension between ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Aug 28, 2019 Aug 28, 2019 0 Hundreds of thousands of civil rights supporters gathered August 28, 1963 around the Lincoln Memorial ...

Meet the grandmothers, mothers, and daughters protesting on Inauguration Day. — -- When Teresa Shook, a grandmother from Hawaii, posted "I think we should march" on Facebook on election night, ...

Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans. Sixty years ago, on March 7, 1965, ...

WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...

D.C.’s annual Civil Rights Legacy Project, rebranded in 2024 as “March On!,” kicked off their film festival on Monday, Sept. 15 in the nation’s capital. For six days, film screenings will take place ...