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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Part 5 of 17

Part of March on Washington.

08/28/1963

The Educational Radio Network / ERN's coverage of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Fifth of fifteen hours of broadcast: 1 P.M. - 1:58:30 P.M. Camilla Williams sings National Anthem to begin the program.


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Series
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Title

Part 5 of 17

Series Description

Educational Radio Network coverage of the 8/28/1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom featured an estimated 250,000 peaceful demonstrators walking from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial to hear a political call to arms for economic equality and civil rights for African Americans. Credited with being the final impetus to the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the event famously ended with Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Series release date: 8/28/1963

Duration

00:58:22

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Audio

Subjects
Motion picture actors and actresses--Political activity--United States
African American celebrities
Civil rights
Legislators--United States--States--Attitudes
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
African American comedians
Brando, Marlon
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
Segregation
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994
African Americans--Politics and government--20th century
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-
Civil rights movement
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century
Locations
Washington (D.C.)
Genres
Event Coverage
Topics
Social Issues
Race and Ethnicity
Contributors
Lancaster, Burt (Speaker)
Belafonte, Harry (Speaker)
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson) (Speaker)
Brando, Marlon (Speaker)
Williams, Camilla (Performer)
Abernathy, Ralph (Speaker)
Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard) (Speaker)
Gregory, Dick (Speaker)
Baker, Josephine (Speaker)
Baez, Joan (Performer)
Publication Information
WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation
Chicago: “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Part 5 of 17,” 08/28/1963, GBH Archives, accessed November 13, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_238B5243A16E420BB6228BD8E0099176.
MLA: “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Part 5 of 17.” 08/28/1963. GBH Archives. Web. November 13, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_238B5243A16E420BB6228BD8E0099176>.
APA: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Part 5 of 17. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_238B5243A16E420BB6228BD8E0099176
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