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 ...

*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 ...

Dozens gathered at Big Bethel AME Church for "Social Justice Sunday." It's meant to commemorate the upcoming 62nd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's March on Washington and "I Have a Dream" speech ...

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.

"In the opening line of his 'I Have a Dream' speech, delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. predicted that the March on Washington for Jobs and ...

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 ...

On Aug. 28, 1963, my father stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and summoned a nation to listen — not merely to a speech, but to a vision. He dreamed out loud, daring America to imagine itself ...