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Nobel Prize
Nobel Committee Chairman Discusses Why the EU Was Awarded

  By Witnify • October 12, 2013 Uncategorized
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Thorbjørn Jagland, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, discusses why the European Union was awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Nobel Prize, Politics and History
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The March on Washington
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Remembers Bayard Rustin

  By Witnify • October 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes discusses working with Bayard Rustin and her admiration for him. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Politics and History, Protest, The March on Washington
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The March on Washington
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on Music At the March

  By Witnify • October 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton recalls the music of the March on Washington and how it changed the atmosphere of the gathering. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Politics and History, Protest, The March on Washington
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The March on Washington
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Size of the Crowd At the March

  By Witnify • October 2, 2013 Uncategorized
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton discusses her involvement in The March on Washington and recalls the size of the crowd that day. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Politics and History, Protest, The March on Washington
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Little Rock Nine
Carlotta Walls LaNier Describes Going to School With a Military Convoy

  By Witnify • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized
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Carlotta Walls Lanier, one of the Little Rock Nine, recalls going to school accompanied by armed soldiers. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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Little Rock Nine
Terrence Roberts: ‘We Were There Trying to Survive’

  By Witnify • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized
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Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, offers his thoughts on integration. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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Little Rock Nine
David Sontag: "I Didn't Understand Their Plight"

  By Witnify • September 24, 2013 Uncategorized
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David Sontag, a white student in Little Rock, apologizes to the students he picked on. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Little Rock Nine, Politics and History
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Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow: ‘Ordinary People Saying I Have a Place in This Country’

  By Witnify • September 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, discusses how the March on Washington was a prelude to today's movements for change. Continue reading

Tagged   1960s, Best of the March on Washington, Civil Rights, Justice, Peter Yarrow, Politics and History, Protest, The March on Washington
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Clarence Jones
Clarence Jones: ‘I Have a Dream’ as a Declaratory Sermon

  By Witnify • September 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Clarence Jones explains how the "I Have a Dream" speech, which he helped write, should be remembered as a declaratory sermon. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Clarence Jones, Politics and History, Protest, Speech, The March on Washington
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The March on Washington
Clayborne Carson on the Importance of the March Today

  By Witnify • September 19, 2013 Uncategorized
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Clayborne Carson discusses why the March on Washington was important and what it means for civil rights in the modern day. Continue reading

Tagged   Civil Rights, Politics and History, Protest, The March on Washington
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