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Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion to MLK and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon on an American dream

by Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had one of them. Known around the...

Congressman John Lewis' Live Facebook Chat for 'March: Book One'

Lionized human rights advocate, civil rights leader and esteemed Congressman John Lewis chronicled his role in the transcendent, history-altering Civil Rights Movement and the iconic March...

Marian Wright Edelman Joins Soledad O'Brien and Kitty Kelley to Highlight Never Before Published Images of the March on Washington

(PR Newswire) - The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is partnering with the National Archives to host a discussion about the first time publication of...

Jobs and Freedom Still Needed

On Saturday August 24 and Wednesday, August 28, tens of thousands of Americans gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to honor the 1963 March...

A March For the Sake of a March Does Not Inspire Change

On Saturday, Aug. 24 the Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network put on the "March to Realize the Dream." The march was...

Maine Candidate Posts Pic of Obama With ‘Shoot The N****’ Caption on Facebook [VIDEO]

Aug 29, 2013 by NewsOne Just days before President Barack Obama stood before tens of thousands of onlookers...

Civil Rights Leaders Lay Out 21st Century Agenda

A coalition of black leaders issued what they said is the 21st century agenda for the nation on Aug. 23 as it marked...

'It Was Like a Civil Rights Woodstock': An Oral History of the March on Washington

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a gathering of labor leaders, civil rights activists and a mass of people estimated...

Back to the Future: Moving the Movement Forward

The 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington is an important event not only because it recalls a landmark era...

Latest March on Washington More Diverse

The 50th Anniversary for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom celebrated a more diverse coalition and needs, but the central themes...

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