March on Washington 60th Anniversary
Advocates gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included public officials, businesspersons, entertainers, uni…
4,741 viewsAdvocates gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included public officials, businesspersons, entertainers, uni…
4,741 viewsAmid the upcoming 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows holds a discussion with Andrew Young, a leader in the civil rig…
347 viewsAtlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs chronicled the life and career of former Atlanta Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young. The Carter Center in Atlanta …
228 viewsHistorian Taylor Branch, author of a trilogy of books on the civil rights era, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63, spoke about the li…
1,762 viewsPresident Biden and lawmakers deliver virtual remarks at the 69th annual National Prayer Breakfast.
6,123 viewsA funeral service was held for civil rights activist Reverend C.T. Vivian in Atlanta. Fellow civil rights activist and friends, including Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and actor …
818 viewsA ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Mountaintop” speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonvi…
3,353 viewsAmbassador Andrew Young, co-author of Andrew Young and the Making of Modern Atlanta, was interviewed by C-SPAN at the National Press Club Book Fair.
343 viewsPanelists discussed economic strategies to help low income communities. Topics included partnerships to help minority communities and youth mentoring programs. Then former Atlanta Mayor and …
607 viewsThe Treasury Department hosted a ceremony to rename the Treasury Annex Building the Freedman’s Bank Building. It was built on the original site of the Freedman’s Bank in Washington, D.C. 201…
529 viewsReverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, Attorney General Eric Holder, and others participated in a church service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgome…
2,659 viewsPanelists talked about the issue of black poverty in America 150 years after the creation of the Freedman’s Savings Bank. Incorporated by Congress on March 3, 1865, the Freedman’s Savings…
1,017 viewsJulian Bond, Andrew Young and Representative John Lewis talked about their roles in the Civil Rights Movement. The men were key players in many of the Movement’s most memorable events. They …
818 viewsPresident Obama spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. He said the U.S. would never stop fighting for freedom of religion around the world. He talked about the inspiration given by f…
58,924 viewsPanelists talked about the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr. The panel, “LBJ and MLK: Fulfilling a Promise, Realizing a Dream,” took place at a Civ…
1,738 viewsAttorney General Eric Holder was the featured speaker at an event commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964. He…
770 viewsFormer President Bill Clinton gave the closing address on the second day of a three-day a Civil Rights Summit hosted by the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. 2014 mark…
905 viewsCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same spot where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I have a dream” sp…
2,849 viewsAn official ceremony was held at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to commemorated the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the church by segregationists on September 15, …
2,214 viewsHistorians and authors at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts talked about President Kennedy’s legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death. Speakers included Ke…
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