In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, PBS will feature a week of special programs about the March and its impact. On August 27, the eve of the anniversary, the network will debut
The March, "the story...told by the people who organized and participated in it. It includes interviews with some of the key actors; members of the inner circles of the core organizational groups; Hollywood supporters and civil rights campaigners; John F. Kennedy administration officials; and the ordinary people who became part of the crowd of thousands, who thronged to Washington D.C. by all and every means: plane, bus and car. ‘The March’ is the story of discrimination, defiance and victory told by the people who made it happen and whose lives it changed forever." The documentary will air at 9:00pm.
Other programming will include a
The March @50, a five-part web series which explores the promises of the March and whether they have been delivered 50 years later, and
Memories of the March, first-person accounts of the historic event on the National Mall .
For more information about the March and special PBS programming, visit their new website
PBS Black Culture Connection.
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