60 years forward: A look at the first ever March on Washington
60 years ago today more than 250,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for the first ever March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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60 years ago today more than 250,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for the first ever March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
In July 1954, the Rev. Dr. Walter Soboleff (1908-2011), pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Juneau, Alaska, was broadcasting his sermons and general news updates in Tlingit, offering messages to those who had few opportunities to hear their native tongue.
Free event will be held from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Pavilion 4 at South Park.