Episode 02: March on Washington
Freedom's Promise
English - May 16, 2019 15:29 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHistory Education Courses 3rdgrade 4thgrade 5thgrade 6thgrade africanamerican duchessharris history k12 youth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Duchess Harris and her son, Zach Thomas, present the 1963 March on Washington. Listen as they discuss the story behind the organization of the march, play excerpts from speakers and performers, and talk about the march's lasting legacy.
More info: For more information about the Freedom's Promise books and the Duchess Harris Collection, visit http://www.abdobooks.com/duchess-harris-collection For more information about Duchess Harris, visit http://www.duchessharris.com/ Audio excerpts from the March on Washington used in this episode were transcribed from -- http://openvault.wgbh.org/collections/march_on_washington/ern-coverage To request a text-document transcription of this episode, email [email protected] Freedom's Promise, podcast and radio series credits Duchess Harris: Writer and host Zach Thomas: Co-host Barry Madore, Fire on the Bluff Productions: Producer, recording engineer, editor Opening and closing music: "Black cat Funky" by reusenoise — http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/reusenoise/56513 — (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license Show page: http://freedomspromise.libsyn.com