The March on Washington

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🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

On August 28, 1963, some 200,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to protest the continuing inequalities faced by African Americans. The final speaker of the day was Dr Martin Luther King who would deliver one of the most famous orations of the civil rights movement—and of human history.

Dr Clayborne Carson is a historian, founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute, and now director of the World House Project. Having edited the Papers of Martin Luther King Jr., Dr Carson joins Dan to share what led to the historic march, his experience of being a part of the very crowd who witnessed the “I Have a Dream” speech, and the lasting influence that Dr King and the protest would have around the globe.

This episode was produced by Hannah Ward, the audio editor was Dougal Patmore.

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0:50.0	Hello everyone, welcome to Dan Snow's History.
0:55.0	On August 23rd, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. for a gigantic march,
1:05.0	so called March on Washington, organised by African-American seeking justice and economic opportunities.
1:12.0	This was the march that helped build pressure that passed the Great Civil Rights legislation of 1964 and 65,
1:21.0	and of course, the march that featured the speech by Dr Martin Luther King, Jr,
1:28.0	which has become one of the most celebrated speeches in history.
1:32.0	In his speech, he quoted the US Constitution.
1:36.0	He said, he encouraged America to rise up and live up to its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident
1:43.0	that all men are created equal and then he told the assembled masses and the people of the world watching.
1:49.0	He told them about his dream.
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