On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was the brainchild of longtime civil rights activist and labor ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The event is most famous for the "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. from the steps ...

(JTA) — Six decades ago, shortly before Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Rabbi Joachim Prinz called for racial ...

Dubbed "The People's March on Washington," the rally is scheduled for two days before Trump's inauguration, on Jan. 18, 2025.

More than three decades later, Martin Luther King Jr. and his advisers looked at the Bonus Army’s tactics for inspiration as they planned their Poor People’s March on Washington, a multiracial protest ...

Thousands are gathered in Washington DC to commemorate the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and in protest of police violence. The families of black Americans shot or killed by police will ...

Finally, six of the most prominent black leaders gathered in New York City on July 2 to plan a civil rights march on Washington. From left: John Lewis, chairman Student Non-Violence Coordinating ...

Now, on President Trump’s first full day in office, the Women’s March on Washington is here — and it’s expected to be massive and the biggest demonstration tied to the Trump inauguration.

Now, on President Trump’s first full day in office, the Women’s March on Washington is here — and it’s expected to be massive and the biggest demonstration tied to the Trump inauguration.

Deeply involved in the planning of the 1963 March on Washington, Lewis at age 23 was one of the day's keynote speakers, delivering an address that was carefully calibrated by his colleagues to ...