Today marks the 50th anniversary of the famous March on Washington, aka The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the rally that culminated in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Over the past week in the run up to today, we’ve run many stories and columns about the March’s anniversary, all of which are collected below, along with video of King’s legendary speech. Check back later today when the remembrance culminates in a speech by President Barack Obama to which we’ll provide live video.
- Civil-rights leader Timuel Black honored with ’63 March on Washington organizers
- Mitchell: Chicago’s ills take center stage at march
- Chicago’s ‘under-known’ hero of civil rights movement
- US march focuses on new fights for civil rights [PHOTOS]
- Editorial: A March on Washington mea culpa
- King’s march was for jobs and freedom
- Stamp depicts a moment in 1963 March on Washington
- Watch a 1963 newsreel reporting on the March on Washington
- Latinos inspired by 1963 march to push for rights
- A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago
- Fifty years later, participants in the March on Washington still hoping for justice
- A new generation of activists fights injustice, from school cuts to Trayvon Martin
