PBS NewsHour
Description
Historian William Jones joins Gwen Ifill to offer an overview of how the March on Washington came to be, why President Kennedy wanted it to be called off and what roles women of color played on that historic day. Their discussion is one a series of conversations looking back at the legacy of August 28, 1963.
Runtime
9 min
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Subjects
Geography
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Date of Publication
2013
Database
Alexander Street
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