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Civil rights: Thousands converge in Washington to mark 60th anniversary

In the United States, the 28 August marks the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington DC in favour of civil rights. Thousands gathered Saturday on the National Mall with a message that there's still a long way to go in a country that remains riven…

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A white gunman killed three Black shoppers at Dollar General. Then police uncovered ‘the diary of a madman’

Gunman described as 21-year-old white male who ‘hated Black people’

The Independent UK

March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhyme

Sixty years ago, at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King changed America. But there was more to the day than just his ‘I have a dream’ speech. There was music too

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Biden and Harris to meet King’s family on ‘I Have a Dream’ speech anniversary

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family to mark Monday’s 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

France 24

Biden and Harris will meet with King's family on 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family on Monday's 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the Florida Dollar General Shooting

Gunman described as 21-year-old white male who ‘hated Black people’

The Independent UK

White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida as Washington celebrates landmark civil rights march

A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida store Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, officials said.

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White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida hate crime as Washington celebrates King’s dream

Jacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store Saturday was racially motivated and hated Black people

The Independent UK

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.

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Thousands converge on National Mall to mark 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

A host of Black civil rights leaders and a multiracial, interfaith coalition of allies will rally attendees on the same spot where as many as 250,000 gathered in 1963 for what is still considered one of the greatest and most consequential racial justice and equality demonstrations in U.S. history.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘I witnessed the best of America’: remembering the March on Washington 60 years on

Participants and organisers recall the critical role of women, Harry Belafonte and Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech

The Guardian - US

March on Washington: Tens of thousands expected on 60th anniversary of Dr King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech

Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech

The Independent UK

Thousands gather to commemorate 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream.

France 24

Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration

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The Conversation

Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March on Washington − and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon on an American dream

Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had one of them.

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s mugshot reviewed: ‘More like a foolish old man with anger issues than a presidential contender’

Has he been crying? Did they dim the lights? Is it self-satire? A glance at past celebrity mugshots – from Martin Luther King to Paris Hilton – would have shown the ex US president how to pose with dignity

Roll Call

Biden, Harris to commemorate March on Washington on Monday

Biden will meet with members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s family and a civil rights-focused legal group Monday, the White House says.

The Independent UK

Biden and Harris will meet with the King family on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will observe Monday's 60th anniversary of the March on Washington by meeting with organizers of the 1963 gathering and relatives of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Oval Office meeting will be held 60 years after President John F. Kennedy and…

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Chicago Sun-Times

60 years after March on Washington, America needs honest talk on racial equality

Overt racial discrimination has been outlawed, but the economic demands of the march — for jobs and a livable minimum wage — are unmet.

The Independent UK

MLK's dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring

The Independent UK

At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress

The Independent UK

From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches

The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech

The Guardian - US

Scuba Gooding Jr and the Riverboat Rumble: why Alabama brawl memes have real power

Black Twitter has seized on the clash in Montgomery, cutting to the heart of the city’s troubled history in a moment of catharsis

Salon

America's racial history: Truth matters

Most Americans believe we're a long way from Birmingham in 1963. But that history still fuels today's conflicts

Chicago Sun-Times

Civil rights trailblazer, mentor, friend: Rev. Jesse Jackson is all of those

Jackson has retired, but his longtime fight for voting rights, economic justice and racial equality have left an indelible mark on our nation, Marc Morial writes.

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