As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...
Born in Crescent City on April 15, 1889, then raised and educated in Jacksonville, Florida Mr. Asa Philip Randolph was the son of an AME Minister and tailor father, and seamstress mother.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The event is most famous for the "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. from the steps ...
A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...
A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Company railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City's Harlem for a meeting that would become a key event ...
Explore the rich history of Black labor and its impact on shaping the United States. Discover how African Americans have ...
The group initiated the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, where King held his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of more than 200,000 people. Rosa Parks was not the first ...
Photo: Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and ...
“It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at ... the program on law and government at American University Washington ...
A massive gathering on Sun­day called for unity among all political and religious parties on the single-point agenda — the Kashmir freedom struggle. The march, organised by Jamaat-i-Islami (JI ...
Clifford discussed the role faith has played in the life of imprisoned pro-democracy Catholic activist Jimmy Lai at a Catholic University of America event on Jan. 30 in Washington, D.C. “The ...