On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people made their way to Washington, D.C. to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans. In attendance at the March on Washington was Gloria Dreher ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - A massive demonstration took place in the nation’s capital on Aug. 28, 1963, in support of civil rights for Black Americans. Nearly a quarter of a million people attended the ...

Through the years, when I tell people that I covered the 1963 civil rights march on Washington, they often ask, “Did you know?” They mean: Did I know I was present at the making of history? Did I know ...

On a hot summer day a little over six decades ago, a quarter of a million people gathered peacefully in Washington, D.C. to demand laws to advance civil rights, protect voting rights and stop ...

President Obama, Congressman John Lewis, and Oprah all spoke today at the "Let Freedom Ring" commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Despite the rain, thousands turned out ...

Women who participated in 1963’s March on Washington marched separately from the men as a way to bring attention to women’s contributions to the civil rights movement, NAACP Senior Adviser Jotaka ...

ATLANTA — An Atlanta church held an event to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic speech. On August 28, 1963, Dr. King ...

How the 1963 March on Washington, featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I have a dream" speech, was organized.

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Messages Sunday from the pulpits of churches across America included mentions of the 1963 March on Washington. "It is time to celebrate the past, but we cannot rest on our ...