The Radical Roots of the March on Washington
With Will Jones and Gary Younge
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Time
7:30 p.m.
Location
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Description
Fifty years after the historic March on Washington, racism is alive and well. Today people remember the "I Have a Dream" speech as Martin Luther King Jr's vision for a colorblind world, forgetting that he was actually calling for radical change.
Speakers: Will Jones, professor of History at UW-Madison and author of The March on Washington; Gary Younge, columnist for The Guardian and author of The Speech.
Speakers: Will Jones, professor of History at UW-Madison and author of The March on Washington; Gary Younge, columnist for The Guardian and author of The Speech.
Cost
Free
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