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For Jobs and Freedom: A Black Nouveau Special

27m 15s

On August 28, 1963, roughly 250,000 Americans participated in the "Great March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Organized by labor and social activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, the event brought together major Civil Rights Organizations, Labor Unions, religious leaders, and ordinary citizens.

Aired: 10/11/21