History Extra for August 28, 2024

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C.. That protest is remembered today primarily because it was the occasion when the final speaker, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered what became known as the “I Have a Dream” speech.

While that speech…

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