March on Washington

November 12, 2013

Bill Grimmette Performs Carl Murphy’s Editorials

November 8, 2013 - Segment 3 - Enjoy these three editorials, written by Carl Murphy and read by master storyteller Bill Grimmette. The editorials deal with the Republican Party's campaign in the South, the Brown v. Board of Education Ruling, and the 1963 March on Washington.
August 29, 2013

NAACP’s Dedrick Muhammad: President Obama’s Speech On 50th Anniversary Of March On Washington

August 29, 2013 - Segment 2- We analyze President Obama's speech at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, with Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of the Economic Department and Executive Director of the Financial Freedom Center at the NAACP.
August 22, 2013

The March: A Civil Rights Opera

August 22, 2013 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with librettist Alan Marshall, who talks about The March: A Civil Rights Opera, a new opera that explores the personal and political circumstances surrounding the 1963 March on Washington. The March will be performed on August 25th at Baltimore' s Enon Baptist Church.
August 12, 2013

The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights

August 9, 2013 - Segment 2 - As we look to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, we talk with author William P. Jones about his book The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights.