National Park Service 28 August 2020 On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King’s speech was the grand finale of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” His words have endured as one of the signature moments of […]
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Thousands Gather For March On Washington To Demand Police Reform And Racial Equality Thousands of demonstrators braved sweltering temperatures in the nation’s capital on Friday to demand an overhaul of the country’s criminal justice system and push for racial equality. The event, called the Commitment March, was held at the Lincoln Memorial, the same site
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Women’s March 28 August 2020 57 years ago, thousands descended upon D.C. to call for change. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of a dream for America, which remains unrealized. Today, as people return for a new #MarchOnWashington, our work to fulfill Dr. King’s vision continues. ( via US National Archives / @Phil_Lewis_ on Twitter)
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pbs.org WATCH: Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations Thousands gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have A Dream” address, a vision of racial equality that remains elusive for millions of Americans. And turnout has been lighter than initially intended due to
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you know how, you never know where you are in your dreams, but you know the people you are with. That seems to be how it is for me, for any parts of dreams i can remember in that lucid waking time. I am always in rooms, in houses that on waking are not from
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The protest scene outside the White House tonight, the last night of the Republican ‘Convention’
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Sue Echelmeyer 27 August 2020 Born today! Dorothea Tanning (August 25, 1910 – January 31, 2012) American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Apart from three weeks she spent at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1930, Tanning was a self-taught artist. The surreal imagery of her paintings from the 1940s and her close
