The March on Washington inspired more than 250,000 people to head to our nation’s capital – and demand racial ...

On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ... the march was a collaboration of all factions of the civil rights ...

Deeply involved in the planning of the 1963 March on Washington, Lewis at age 23 ... An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s Through the 1980s (New York: Bantam Books, 1990 ...

Thousands are expected to come to D.C. on Saturday to protest president-elect Donald Trump and GOP policy priorities in ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...

Protesters represented progressive views on causes, including immigration, climate change and abortion rights. The march was ...

The March on Washington (1963 ... In his closing words, the president invoked a rallying cry of the civil rights movement. An SCLC staffer watching the speech with Reverend Martin Luther King ...

Marchers carry signs during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Aug. 28, 1963. During the march, the Rev. Dr. Martin ...

Although his name is not easily recognized beyond Chester County, West Chester native Bayard Rustin is one of the Black ...

Nearly eight years since its historic first march, the Women’s March is returning to the nation's capital just before ...

It’s a disquieting contrast for some civil rights advocates who wish to fulfill King’s dream of non-violent social revolution ...