Remembering the Birmingham Church Bombing Remembering the March on Washington Joyce Ladner and the Media of the March on Washington Courtland Cox’s View From the March on Washington ...

by John Lewis During the early discussions about the march, it was never our design to come to Washington to support any particular piece of civil rights legislation. But before the march ...

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963 “My greatest fear is that one day we may wake up and our democracy is gone. We cannot afford to let that happen.” —John Lewis: Good Trouble ...

On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ... featured an impressive roster of speakers—including John Lewis—and ...

Congressman John Lewis, legend of the Civil Rights movement, a leader of the 1963 March on Washington, and an icon for grassroots organizers for more than five decades, died on July 17 ...

In a move to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the historic Selma to Montgomery March ... the introduction of H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

With truly death-defying sacrifices and an almost irrational, love-fueled persistence in the cause of our country, John Lewis has spent ... who spoke at the March on Washington.

At age 23, the former chairman of SNCC stepped up to the podium to deliver a powerful speech to thousands on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. National Treasure: Amelia Earhart Designed a New ...