"A great people which had created a great civilization had become a nation of silent onlookers. They remained silent in the face of hate, in the face of brutality and in the face of mass murder. America must not become a nation of onlookers. America must not remain silent. Not merely black America, but all of America." -Rabbi Joachim Prinz at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. August 28, 1963
The march held on August 28, 1963 "was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism."
-Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963 Kanopy
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Where Do We Go from Here : Chaos or Community?The march was organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who built an alliance of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations that came together under the banner of "jobs and freedom." The march was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history. Kanopy
23-year-old John Lewis raised his voice to a crowd of more than 200,000 people at a protest march that would come to represent "the best of America." PBS NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill talks to the congressman about what motivated him to become a young civil rights leader and the current state of civil rights and equality in America. Films on Demand
A biography of the labor, activist, and pioneer civil rights leader who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, led the fight to desegregate the military and defense industries, and planted the seeds for the 1963 March on Washington. Films on Demand
This film goes behind the scenes to reveal what it took to stage such an event - the forgotten stories that became a catalyst for the march; the fierce opposition the organizers faced from the US government; the efforts of civil rights activists across America to raise funds; and the involvement of big Hollywood names who brought 'glamour' to this solemn call for equality. Academic Video Online
A part of the series America in the 20th Century. Anyone who thinks the civil rights movement began and ended with Martin Luther King Jr. will discover a new, eye-opening view of history in this program. It reveals a long-running struggle for racial equality starting with Civil War– and Reconstruction-era events, moving through the blight of Jim Crow and the formation of the NAACP and other groups, and depicting the drama of King’s movement in varied, evolving phases. Films on Demand
Using James Baldwin's unfinished final manuscript, Remember This House, this documentary follows the lives and successive assassinations of three of the author's friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., delving into the legacy of these iconic figures and narrating historic events using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. An up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, this film is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores how social networks formed the cultural, economic and political foundation of the Civil Rights Movement which would transform America’s race relations.
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Analyzes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 28 August 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech and posits that the speech itself integrated text and context in a way that reflected the goals of integration and civil rights called for in the speech. EBSCO
Article offers information on the statement made by the U.S. President John F. Kennedy on August 28, 1963 during March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and African Americas and whites assembled peacefully to direct attention to the national issue. EBSCO
The article offers information on the goals of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. including passage of meaningful civil rights, elimination of school segregation, and federal law prohibiting discrimination in public and private hiring. EBSCO
The article discusses the August 28, 1963, civil rights protest event known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. According to the article, over 250,000 people attended the event and it was, to that point, the largest demonstration in U.S. history. The article discusses a speech delivered at the event by U.S. civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, the diversity of those in attendance, and the myriad of interest groups that were a part of the march. EBSCO
| LC Subject Headings | LC Subject Headings |
|---|---|
| African Americans | African Americans--Economic Conditions |
| African-Americans--Religion | African Americans in Literature |
| African Americans--Civil rights-- Activists | African American Authors |
| African Americans--Civil rights | African American Business Enterprises |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Blacks--Race Identity |
| A. Phillip Randolph | Black Power |
| Bayard Rustin | Jim Crow |
| Race and Class in North America | Bias and Discrimination |
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