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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Interview with Rick Lee

Part of March on Washington.

Rick Lee recalls the early days of network radio “experiments,” and his support of the March on Washington broadcast from WGBH-FM. Mr. Lee was interviewed at the WGBH Radio studios in Boston, Massachusetts.


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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Title

Interview with Rick Lee

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

00:07:28

Asset Type

Raw audio

Media Type

Audio

Subjects
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th Century
Public Radio--United States--History.
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
WGBH (Radio station : Boston, Mass.)
Demonstrations--Law and legislation--United States
Civil rights
Segregation
Reminiscing
Locations
Boston (Mass.)
Genres
Event Coverage
Topics
Race and Ethnicity
Social Issues
Contributors
Lee, Rick (Interviewee)
Publication Information
WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation
Chicago: “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Interview with Rick Lee,” GBH Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_321564397D4D4CA4A6060558ACCED19C.
MLA: “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Interview with Rick Lee.” GBH Archives. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_321564397D4D4CA4A6060558ACCED19C>.
APA: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Interview with Rick Lee. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_321564397D4D4CA4A6060558ACCED19C
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