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50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
We talk with people who attended the March on Washington. Why did integrated non-violence surprise the US? Has Dr. King's "Dream" been achieved? What's been forgotten?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenOn this 50th anniversary, we hear the voice of Dr. King and talk with people who attended the March on Washington. Why did integrated non-violence surprise the nation? How much of Dr. King's "Dream" has been achieved—and what's been forgotten? Also, the US, UN and Middle East weigh Syria strikes, and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's and the effort to discredit Dr. King.
Banner image: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at the Civil Rights March on Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. Photo: US National Archives and Records Administration
