Walk to Freedom Turns 60: Miles to Go – A Discussion on the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

28/08/2023 35 min
Walk to Freedom Turns 60: Miles to Go – A Discussion on the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

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Episode Synopsis

Sixty years ago, the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom saw Martin Luther King Jr. give his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Both the march and speech were seminal moments instrumental in the passage of the watershed Civil Rights Act of 1964. Where does the fight for equal opportunity and civil rights stand today?

Guests

Governor Wes Moore (D-Maryland)

Martin Luther King III & Andrea Waters King

Derrick Johnson, NAACP President & CEO

Courtland Cox, Chairperson of the SNCC Legacy Project

Al Sharpton, National Action Network


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