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1963 March on Washington: "Whole World in His Hands" Speeches and Spirituals
August 28, 1963
John Lewis US Representative, D-GA
Floyd McKissic Racial Equality Congress
Whitney M. Young executive director, National Urban League
Marian Anderson singer
Rabbi Joachim Prinz president, American Jewish Congress

In 1963, WGBH 89.7 broadcast the entire event as part of the National Educational Radio Network, the precursor to NPR.

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Image of Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
Author: John Lewis, Michael D'Orso
Publisher: Harvest Books (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 496 pages
Image of My Lord, What a Morning: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Music in American Life)
Author: Marian Anderson
Publisher: University of Illinois Press (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 352 pages
Image of Spirituals
Manufacturer: RCA
Part Number: 63306
Price: $8.99
Image of Marian Anderson: A Portrait in Music
Director:
Starring: Marian Anderson
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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