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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
[Text] JFK’s Assassination Through the Eyes of Witnify Users

  By Virginia Choi • November 11, 2013 Uncategorized
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A collection of quotes from Witnify users on John F. Kennedy's Assassination. Continue reading

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
[Text] Going to Kennedy’s Cortege in Washington, D.C.

  By Admin • November 9, 2013 Uncategorized
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My Father and I both had cameras and he kept telling me to take pictures, but I was so overcome with emotion, I could only stand at the curb and look. Continue reading

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
[Text] The Beginning of Awareness

  By Admin • November 7, 2013 Uncategorized
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John F. recalls when he was 6 years old and heard the announcement of JFK's assassination. Continue reading

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The March on Washington
Jonathan Prinz: ‘Everyone Was Terribly Moved by That Speech’

  By Witnify • November 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Jonathan Prinz recalls his experience when he heard the "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963. Continue reading

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The March on Washington
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

  By Witnify • November 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton discusses what it was like to hear Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington. Continue reading

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The March on Washington
Clayborne Carson on Busing to the March

  By Witnify • November 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Professor Clayborne Carson recalls how he traveled to the March on a bus from the Midwest. Continue reading

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The March on Washington
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver on How the March Changed His Life

  By Witnify • November 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver discusses how the March influenced his life. Continue reading

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The March on Washington
Lucia Hatch: ‘We’re All Here Together, We Want the Same Thing’

  By Witnify • November 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Lucia Hatch discusses how she felt about being at the March and what she remembers seeing on August 28, 1963. Continue reading

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Martin Luther King Jr.
Larry Rubin on Rooming With Martin Luther King, Jr.

  By Witnify • November 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Larry Rubin discusses the role of labor at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom held on August 28, 1963 Continue reading

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The March on Washington
Frank Smith on SNCC’s Work in the Civil Rights Movement

  By Witnify • November 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Frank Smith discusses the groups of young people that organized the March and the other civil rights protests. Continue reading

Tagged   1960s, Best of the March on Washington, Civil Rights, Politics and History, Protest, The March on Washington
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