Martin Luther King's march on Washington, D.C...
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August 28, 1963
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 28, 1963
* Martin Luther King, Jr. & his "I have a dream..." march on Washington, D.C.
* Civil Rights rally at the Lincoln Monument
This 32 page newspaper has a banner headline above the masthead on the front page: "Rights Marchers Begin Trek to Capital" with subhead: "100,000 Due to March For 'Jobs, Freedom'" with related photo. (see)
This was the march in which King gave his very famous "I have a dream..." speech.
Other news of the day throughout. Nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.
The march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations, under the theme "jobs, and freedom." Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 (police) to over 300,000 (leaders of the march). About 80% of the marchers were African American and the rest were white and other ethnic groups.
* Martin Luther King, Jr. & his "I have a dream..." march on Washington, D.C.
* Civil Rights rally at the Lincoln Monument
This 32 page newspaper has a banner headline above the masthead on the front page: "Rights Marchers Begin Trek to Capital" with subhead: "100,000 Due to March For 'Jobs, Freedom'" with related photo. (see)
This was the march in which King gave his very famous "I have a dream..." speech.
Other news of the day throughout. Nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.
The march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations, under the theme "jobs, and freedom." Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 (police) to over 300,000 (leaders of the march). About 80% of the marchers were African American and the rest were white and other ethnic groups.
Category: The 20th Century
