A Dream for Economic Justice, Deferred by Design - City Limits

A Dream for Economic Justice, Deferred by Design - City Limits

“The March on Washington was more than inspiration; it was an act of defiance, a refusal to accept exclusion as fate. Yet here we are, generations later, asking why that promise is still just out of reach.” The Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. on August. 28, 1963 (The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) More than 60 years have passed since that humid summer day when the Lincoln Memorial became a stage for American resolve—hu…

Late Rev. Nicholas Hood on the March on Washington - WDET 101.9 FM

On August 28th, 1963, nearly 250,000 people from around the country marched to the Mall in Washington D.C, to hear remarks from civil rights activists.  The climax of the event was Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior’s “I Have A Dream” speech.  Detroit was well-represented at the March – with hundreds of area residents attending the event.  Among them was the Reverend Nicholas Hood, Senior – then pastor of Plymouth United Congregational Church.  B…

Democracy and Economic Justice: Honoring the Legacy of the March on Washington

Sixty-two years ago, a quarter million people converged on Washington, D.C., to demand a nation worthy of its highest ideals and to advocate for democracy and economic justice. At the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, they pressed for urgent change: a living wage, the end of school segregation, and the expansion of life-saving civil and labor rights. These were not radical dreams—they were the bare minimum for dignity and democracy. Thei…