Buses crowded the early morning highways leading into Washington D.C. on the morning of August 28, 1963. The passengers on the buses -clergy, auto workers, teachers, nuns, lawyers and laborers - seemed fully aware that they were about to play an important role in United States civil rights history. President John F. Kennedy was only reluctantly welcoming the marchers to the nation's capital. Many members of Congress and many Americans viewed the civil rights demonstrators with suspicion. But they came anyway and were determined to push the fight for racial equality to a new level. In the second of a five-part series, independent producer Phillip Martin brings us historic radio coverage of August 28th in the nations capital, and the start of a new era.
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Buses crowded the early morning highways leading into Washington D.C. on the morning of August 28, 1963. The passengers on the buses -clergy, auto workers, teachers, nuns, lawyers and laborers - seemed fully aware that they were about to play an important role in United States civil rights history. President John F. Kennedy was only reluctantly welcoming the marchers to the nation's capital. Many members of Congress and many Americans viewed the civil rights demonstrators with suspicion. But they came anyway and were determined to push the fight for racial equality to a new level. In the second of a five-part series, independent producer Phillip Martin brings us historic radio coverage of August 28th in the nations capital, and the start of a new era.
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Review of The '63 March : Convergence on the Capitol
The ’63 March offers some archival footage that you might have never heard before. While it doesn’t exactly offer a new perspective on its subject, it is interesting to hear the voices of the time. Of the rally, one man, who claims to essentially be all for integration says, “I think that its purpose is communism. I fear it.” It’s a real snapshot of the time, of a certain mentality that can easily be forgotten and lost to the annals of history. I can see this running on any related anniversary.