In August 1963, I attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (I was still in college). The event is best known, of course, for Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech. John Lewis also spoke that memorable day on the topic of voting rights. At that time, many if not most, African Americans — especially in the South were not registered, or permitted in some cases to vote.
Remembering John Lewis
In August 1963, I attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (I was still in college). The event is best known, of course, for Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech. John Lewis also spoke that memorable day on the topic of voting rights. At that time, many if not most, African Americans — especially in the South were not registered, or permitted in some cases to vote.