The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a new day – on Aug. 28, 1963. That day brought a tremendous turning point for civil rights. Sixty years ago came a peaceful uprising, magnificent in scale, the greatest American 20th-century gathering. Contrast that to the white supremacist mob that laid siege to the Capitol. Reflect upon that. Everybody there felt joyous moments near the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial steps. 1963 was a […]
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