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More than a dream the radical march on Washington for jobs and freedom

"Six decades ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--a moment often revered as the culmination of this Black-led protest. But at its core, the March on Washington was not a beautiful dream o...

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Main Authors: Williams, Yohuru, 1971- (Author), Long, Michael G. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Young adult nonfiction.
Discrimination in employment > United States > Young adult nonfiction.
Occupations > Young adult nonfiction.
Protest movements > United States > History > Young adult nonfiction.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part One: First steps
  • A march for jobs
  • A march for jobs - and freedom
  • Kennedy resists
  • Choosing the director
  • Remembering Medgar Evers
  • Part Two: Mapping the march
  • Visualizing the day
  • Kennedy caves
  • Malcolm X speaks out
  • The FBI attacks
  • The women demand
  • Part Three: On the way
  • Three hitchhikers - and the students left behind
  • Freedom trains
  • SNCC pickets, Malcolm pokes
  • Militant voices
  • Part Four: Gathering and marching
  • Rising at dawn
  • The occupation begins
  • Black women speak, hatemongers rage
  • The people lead the way
  • Part Five: The Lincoln Memorial program
  • Freedom fighters
  • Celebrities
  • A socialist revolt
  • A tribute to Black women
  • A minister confesses, Marian Anderson returns
  • Lewis scorches
  • Mahalia Jackson moves the sea
  • The dream
  • We demand.

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