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The March on Washington
Photo Gallery of the 1963 March on Washington
Tag: Politics and History
The March on Washington
Canal Hotel Bombing
Interviews of Sérgio Vieira de Mello’s Mother & His Colleagues
PBS interviews people who knew Brazilian United Nations (UN) diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello, including his mother, Gilda Vieira de Mello, and several of his colleagues. People all over the world who met Vieira de Mello during his many travels describe the passion that he had for his exceptional humanitarian … Continue reading
Canal Hotel Bombing
Samantha Power on Sérgio Vieira de Mello’s Death
Author and diplomat Samantha Power discusses the legacy of Sérgio Vieira de Mello, a Brazilian United Nations (UN) diplomat, who was killed in the Canal Hotel Bombing on August 19, 2003 while serving as the UN’s Special Representative in Iraq. Specifically, Power addresses what lessons one can learn from de … Continue reading
World War II
[Text] Charles de Gaulle’s ‘But Paris Liberated!’ Speech
On August 25, 1944, French General Charles de Gaulle entered Paris, which had been liberated the day before. From the Hôtel de Ville, he made a spirited speech to a large crowd with these famous lines, “Paris outraged! Paris broken! Paris martyred! But Paris liberated!” An audio recording of Gaulle’s speech is available below. The … Continue reading
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger on Margaret Thatcher
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger offers his take on Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, and Thatcher’s legacy on the world stage: “Here came this lady who announced deliberately a new style of leadership.”
Raymond Aubrac
Leader of the French Resistance on Solidarity
In this Legacy Project interview from 2006 with Raymond Aubrac, a leader of the French Resistance, he describes his efforts to oppose Nazi Germany’s occupation of France during World War II. He says of his brave peers in the Resistance: “That’s very amazing to consider–all these people were volunteers. Nobody had been forced into … Continue reading
Grand Canyon
[Text] Theodore Roosevelt’s Admiration for the Grand Canyon
“I hope you will not have a building of any kind, not a summer cottage, a hotel, or anything else, to mar the wonderful grandeur…Leave it as it is. You can not improve on it.” President of the United States from 1901 to 1909, Theodore Roosevelt is considered the “Father … Continue reading
Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans Mayor on Hurricane Katrina & What Went Wrong
Former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, Ray Nagin, recalls the flooding of his city during Hurricane Katrina. He remarks on how failure to adequately handle the hurricane and prevent damages and casualties had much to do with poor communication between governing powers: “Some goofy laws that basically say there is … Continue reading
Nashville Sit-Ins
James Lawson on Gaining Courage from the Nashville Sit-Ins
James Lawson, a professor and reverend, describes how rewarding it was for him to be a part of the Nashville sit-ins–a nonviolent campaign to end racially segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, which lasted from February 13 to May 10, 1960. Lawson recalls how his fellow protestors such as … Continue reading
Nashville Sit-Ins
Fear Did Not Stop Diane Nash from Leading Nashville Sit-Ins
Civil rights strategist Diane Nash was a chairperson and leader of the campaign to end racially segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee–a campaign now known as the Nashville sit-ins, which lasted from February 13 to May 10, 1960. Nash led a group of young students to sit-in at segregated … Continue reading
