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 28, 2013

Remembering The March On Washington And Emmett Till

August 28, 2013 - Segment 1 - We start our show commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and remembering Emmett Till, who was murdered 58 years ago today.
August 27, 2013

Edward Wyckoff Williams: Stop And Frisk & The 2013 March On Washington

August 26, 2013 - Segment 3 - The Root's contributing Editor Edward Wyckoff Williams talks about the practice of stop-and-frisk and offers his reflections on this weekend's March on Washington.
August 23, 2013

March On Washington 50th Anniversary Special

August 23, 2013 - Segment 1 - A host a special multi-generational roundtable of activists reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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 14, 2013

Reflections On The Anniversary Of The March On Washington

August 14, 2013 - Segment 1 - We have a conversation on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, which will be commemorated with an event on August 24th in Washington, DC.
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.