March on Washington

Just as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous 'dream' speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, white and black children rode a…

In August 1963, Richard T. Lawrence, white, was 20-years-old and in seminary. He has served as the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Baltimore for…

On April 24, 1992, retired Baltimore Judge Robert B. Watts told the Barclay Civil Rights Scholars about his involvement in the March on Washington. I went…

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, WYPR News collected stories from listeners and readers. Click above to…

I didn't attend the march, since I was too young in 1963, but my parents did. In fact, they started to drive to Washington, and a few miles from the…

The national mall in DC is expected to be crowded with tens of thousands of people this weekend, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on…

Organizers are expecting crowds of thousands on the National Mall Saturday to celebrate one of a week’s worth of events to mark the 50th anniversary of…

Ed Warfield, white, a retired Episcopal clergyman, was 30 years old in 1963. At the time he was serving as Vicar of the Chapel of the Ascension in East…

12 years old in August 1963, black, grew up in South Baltimore, Congressman for Maryland’s 7th district. Rep. Cummings wasn't at The March On Washington,…

Bob Ross, chair of the Prince Georges County branch of the NAACP, was 19, living in West Philadelphia in August 1963. He had just come home from working…