“As remembered and commemorated by most Americans, the 1963 March on Washington — its 60th anniversary fell on Monday — represents the essence of the civil rights movement, defined in our national mythology as a colorblind demand for neutrality and fairness in the face of discrimination, embodied in the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream that his ‘four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.’ Less well remembered, in our collective memory at least, is the fact that both the march and King’s speech were organized around much more than opposition to anti-Black discrimination. ..."
Jacobin: You’ve Been Lied to About the 1963 March on Washington (2022)
Bob Dylan’s Search for Authenticity at The March on Washington (2020)
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