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August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte.

#civilrights #diahanncarroll #paulnewman #charltonheston #marlonbrando #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #jamesgarner #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #sammydavisjr #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory

August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte.

#civilrights #paulnewman #charltonheston #marlonbrando #harrybelafonte #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory

August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte

#civilrights #charltonheston #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory

August 28, 1963. I Have A Dream
Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLK_jr #1963marchonWashington
#BlackLivesMatter

If you never heard The Dream or have not
heard it in a while, listen one more time.

https://youtu.be/smEqnnklfYs?is=AwzmOMM-dyQw4KhQ

Celebrating Black History Month in the Valley of the Dolls. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #february #blacklivesmatter #blm #endbigotry #bigotry #civilrights #equalrights #equalcivilrights #fightforcivilrights #1619project #the1619project #1863emancipationproclamation #1955montogomerybusboycott #1963marchonwashington #1964CivilRightsAct #2008barackobamaelection #obamapresident #2020blmprotests #2020blm #2020blacklivesmatter #2020blacklivesmatterprotests

From Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson:

August 28, 1963

Sixty years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. had a Dream -- shared from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.

Today, I too have a dream. [Video: 4m 40s]

https://youtu.be/Y9oB6qoqT38

#1963MarchOnWashington #IHaveADream #drmartinlutherking