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What remains of Martin Luther King Jr's dream, 60 years on?

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr gave one of the most iconic speeches in history. "I have a dream" was a defining moment of the US civil rights movement, changing the course of the nation and paving the way for a transformation of American law and life. Sixty…

France 24 · Aug 28, 2023

AP Was There: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 draws hundreds of thousands

On Aug. 28, 1963, AP reporter Raymond J

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Civil rights: Thousands converge in Washington to mark 60th anniversary

In the United States, the 28 August marks the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington DC in favour of civil rights. Thousands gathered Saturday on the National Mall with a message that there's still a long way to go in a country that remains riven…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 28, 2023

Everything we know about the Florida Dollar General Shooting

Gunman described as 21-year-old white male who ‘hated Black people’

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida as Washington celebrates landmark civil rights march

A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida store Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, officials said.

France 24 · Aug 27, 2023

White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida hate crime as Washington celebrates King’s dream

Jacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store Saturday was racially motivated and hated Black people

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.

WEKU · Aug 27, 2023

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

A host of Black civil rights leaders and a multiracial, interfaith coalition of allies will rally attendees on the same spot where as many as 250,000 gathered in 1963 for what is still considered one of the greatest and most consequential racial justice and equality demonstrations in U.S. history.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2023

‘I witnessed the best of America’: remembering the March on Washington 60 years on

Participants and organisers recall the critical role of women, Harry Belafonte and Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech

The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2023

March on Washington: Tens of thousands expected on 60th anniversary of Dr King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech

Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023