March on Washington

 

Library of Congress. March on Washington, 28 Aug 1963.

Today marks the anniversary of the March on Washington, on this day 28 August 1963, when over 250,000 people gathered along the Mall from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument. Many civil rights leaders spoke that day, and it is known for Martin Luther King Jr's historic I Have a Dream speech. Fifty-seven years later, we're still dealing with civil rights issues in this country. Another march is planned for today.

Library of Congress. Bayard Rustin & Cleveland Robinson.

Maybe we're at a turning point in our history. This week athletes from the NBA, WNBA, Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball refused to play to call attention to these social and racial justice issues. Perhaps change is coming.