And believe it or not, they all go back to the very first protest march on Washington more than 130 years ago. Because this group made its way on foot across this country with a shared goal.

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The Speaking Truth to Power exhibit focuses on the life of Bayard Rustin, a gay civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington.

He represented the Jewish community, helping organize the 1963 March on Washington. He's most famous for being the speaker before MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech and after gospel singer Mahalia ...

“Even the best pitcher on the team loses their fastball eventually,” one Democrat said of civil rights icon Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s delegate in the House.

It's not organized. The Great March on Washington, you had Dr. King, the rabbis, the union leaders and people came that morning, got out that night. This doesn't have that organized element.

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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 10: Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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The slight was taken, though, with Malcolm dismissing the August 1963 event the 'Farce on Washington'. Despite the rhetoric, Joseph thinks Malcolm was still learning much from King's activities.

administration, but certainly it’s on the agenda of people like Dr. King and certainly people like Baldwin. So what you see is there’s so many different things that are happening. The book starts with ...