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Freda Josephine Baker ... In 1963, she spoke at the March on Washington at the side of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. [72] Baker was the only official female speaker.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, [1] [2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
After the Washington, D.C. March, a recording of King's Cobo Hall speech was released by Detroit's Gordy Records as an LP entitled The Great March To Freedom. [24] The March on Washington Speech, known as "I Have a Dream Speech", has been shown to have had several versions, written at several different times. [25]
Josephine Baker . Singer and dancer Josephine Baker (1906 – 1975), sitting on a tiger rug. ... She was a loud voice for civil rights, and her speech at the March on Washington in 1963 was one of ...
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was 20 years in the making, ... and Young with Rabbi Joachim Prinz and even dancer-actor Josephine Baker making smaller speeches.
Thousands of people are expected to gather in the nation's capital Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march.
The Big Six—Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young—were the leaders of six prominent civil rights organizations who were instrumental in the organization of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Thousands of people are expected to gather in the nation's capital Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march. 60 years later: The March on Washington Skip to ...