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May Day: Thousands March for Immigrants Across the U.S. (Multimedia)
May 1, 2017 Take a look at Truthdig's coverage of Monday's demonstration in Washington, D.C.The American Dilemma: Slavery to Race to Class
Aug 30, 2013 The power of historians and of the press is that they get to choose which events will be remembered and which fade into obscurity.
Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s
Aug 29, 2013 So much has changed since that hot day in August 1963 when Martin Luther King delivered his famous words from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. So much -- and yet so little.
The Neutered Message of the March on Washington
Aug 27, 2013 "Based upon the speeches during the main portion of today’s events there can be little doubt that the Dr. King who was murdered in Memphis in 1968 would not have been allowed to speak at this fiftieth-anniversary commemoration of his life," The Nation's Dave Zirin wrote of Saturday's March on Washington.
Big Trouble in Little Antelope Valley
Aug 26, 2013 In this suburban area 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, as elsewhere, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington is a time to note how the country has fallen far short of Martin Luther King Jr.’s goals of jobs and freedom.In this suburban area 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, as elsewhere, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington is a time to note how the country has fallen far short of MLK’s goals of jobs and freedom.
Demonstrators Converge on D.C. to Commemorate Civil Rights Anniversary
Aug 24, 2013 On a march from the National Mall to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Saturday, tens of thousands of people honored the work of those who marched on Washington, D.C., 50 years ago in the struggle for civil rights and pledged that the goal "included equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled," The Associated Press reports.
‘Left, Right & Center’: The Syrian Quagmire, Pfc. Manning and College Costs
Aug 24, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning's future in prison and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
The Dream Did Not Come Free
Aug 22, 2013 We forget that the majestically peaceful assemblage that moved a nation came in the wake of brutal resistance to civil rights and equality. And that there would be more to come.
