March on Washington

In the summer of 1963, hundreds of thousands across the nation converged on Washington, D.C. to march for jobs and freedom.Meanwhile, back in St. Louis,…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The summer of 1963 was a pivotal time for race relations in the United States. On Aug. 28, in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Dozens of demonstrations have taken place in the nation’s capital over the years, but none matched…