50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 28, 2013
Fifty years ago today, hundreds of thousands gathered on the Mall in Washington, DC to call for increased civil rights for African-Americans. Peniel Joseph, professor of history and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts University, and author of Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama, reflects upon the March on Washington and Dr Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Watch: Martin Luther King's Speech and Performances from the March on Washington
