Who were the women organizing the March on Washington?
On the anniversary of the March on Washington and MLK's famous speech, we turn our attention and appreciation to the woman activists who made the day possible.
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Opinion: This single day defined the decade that transformed America
No major civil rights legislation passed in 1963, but it was the most important year in the decade that transformed America, writes historian Peniel E. Joseph, and no day was more defining of that year (and thus that decade) than the August 28, 1963 March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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As March on Washington marks 60th, a look at Black women's vital role
Activists pushed male leaders to allow women to speak at the 1963 March on Washington.
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An online assembly attempts to correct March on Washington gender gap
(RNS) — None of the speeches at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom were delivered by women. The “She Speaks” online assembly is intended to lift up the voices of women fighting for racial justice.
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Women at the first March on Washington: A secretary, a future bishop and a marshal | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA
In front of the crowds and the cameras, the speeches of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other men loomed large 60 years ago at the March on Washington. But the women, including those of faith, who played roles in its organization, its music and its news coverage were mostly left off the official program.
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