50th Anniversary Of March On Washington

Guests

• Margaret Burnham, professor at Northeastern University School of Law and founder of the the school's Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.
• Ron Elving, senior Washington editor for NPR. He tweets @relving.
• Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He tweets @julianzelizer.
• Linda Linda Wertheimer, senior national correspondent for NPR.
• Mary Pat Hector, national youth director for National Action Network and founder of Youth in Action.

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• Peniel Joseph, professor of African-American studies at Tufts University, who joined us in-studio for the duration of the event. He tweets @PenielJoseph.
• Marcia Chatelain, history professor at Georgetown University. She tweets @DrMChatelain.
• Martha Sikes, teaches sixth grade history in Montgomery, Alabama.
• Ari Shapiro, White House correspondent for NPR. He tweets @arishapiro.
• Brian Naylor, correspondent for NPR's Washington desk. He tweets @brinaylor.
• Hansi Lo Wang, reporter for NPR's Code Switch. He tweets @hansilowang.

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Additional Links

• 1964 film "The March," digitally restored by National Archives Motion Picture Lab
• Southern Poverty Law Center: Civil Rights Martyrs
• NPR's full coverage of "The March On Washington At 50"