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Julian Bond (right) at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, with other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Rebecca Sheir talks with Washington, D.C., locals -- including activist/politician/professor Julian Bond -- about how it felt watching Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, live, at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.
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Rebecca Sheir talks with Washington, D.C., locals -- including activist/politician/professor Julian Bond -- about how it felt watching Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, live, at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.
Broadcast History
This piece originally aired on WAMU 88.5's Metro Connection: 01/14/11.
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INTRO: OUTRO:Rebecca Sheir hosts and produces Metro Connection, on WAMU 88-5 in Washington, D-C.
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