It has been 50 years since more than 250,000 civil rights supporters from across the country converged on the nation's capital to march peacefully against racial discrimination and political oppression. In light of the March on Washington's anniversary, The Takeaway reflects on one of the seminal moments in the civil rights movement. Those who attended the march share their memories of the day and their vision for the future of the movement. We also talk to activists in other marginalized communities as they forge their own movement. Together, we look to see the March's legacy—and its past, present and future.
Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Founder of Define America. He says that while there are obvious differences between the civil rights struggles of Afric...
As part of our series on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the future of the civil rights movement, The Takeaway partnered with YouGov to conduct a survey that highl...
Joining The Takeaway to discuss the future of the civil rights movement and what can be done to accomplish the objectives of the March on Washington, which took place 50 years ago to...
On this 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, we turn an eye toward the future of the civil rights movement and the dreams of this generation of activists.
Fifty years ago tomorrow, 250,000 protesters from across the country converged on the Washington Mall for the 1963 March on Washington. Dorothy Pitman Hughes is a civil rights activi...
This week, The Takeaway remembers the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Joyce Ladner was a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee at the March ...
On the morning of August 28th 1963 the idea of America was tested and in the sounds of feet stepping and buses parking, there was a sign early that day that something would happen. It...
