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The March on Washington
[Blog] A. Philip Randolph & the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

  By Ben Nussbaum • December 15, 2013 Uncategorized
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Author: Ben Nussbaum The March on Washington in 1963 has become identified with Martin Luther King, Jr., who delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech in front of a quarter of a million people gathered on the National Mall. But as the March was being organized, King was just … Continue reading

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Martin Luther King Jr.
Emanuel Cleaver on the March: ‘There Are 250,000 People Out There’

  By Witnify • August 29, 2013 Uncategorized
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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver recalls the morning of the March on Washington when MLK's staff teased him about the size of the crowd being only 25,000 attendees. Continue reading

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John F. Kennedy
George Raveling: Kennedy Asked MLK Not to Speak

  By Ben Nussbaum • August 27, 2013 Uncategorized
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George Raveling, "in the right place at the right time," owns and protects the actual physical speech that Martin Luther King, Jr., read that day. He recalls hearing Kennedy ask MLK not to speak at the March. Continue reading