March On!

60th Anniversary of the March on Washington Takes Place August 26

It has been 60 years since Rev. Dr. Martín Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the 1963 March On Washington. This weekend, leaders will national leaders and hundreds will gather again to commemorate the anniversary and ponder the progress in the words of the historic oratory.

On August 26, the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington will be held. Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, and Arndrea Waters King will lead a coalition of 60 national organizations across racial, cultural, and generational lines to commemorate this pivotal event at the Lincoln Memorial.

“The demonstration will come just two months after the Supreme Court gutted affirmative action in higher education and chipped away at LGBTQ+ rights – just one year after the bench rolled back longstanding abortion protections under Roe v. Wade,” said the National Action Network (NAN). In a statement on their website, the actions of the Supreme Court are what they have deemed a campaign against democracy and civil rights.

“Criminal justice reform and the impact it can have on black communities has been a core pillar of the National Action Network’s work since Rev. Sharpton founded the organization in 1991 with the support of the King family.”

The following civil rights organizations have signed on as co-chairs of the march: ADL, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Human Rights Commission, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Legal Defense Fund, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, National Council of Negro Women, National Urban League and UNIDOS.

The coalition will gather for a large-scale event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The pre-program for the event will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the main program beginning at 11:00 a.m. Following the program, a march will begin through the streets of the Nation’s Capital, culminating at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Additional details will be released prior to the event. For more information, visit: https://nationalactionnetwork.net/newnews/black-civil-rights-leaders-to-convene-cross-racial-cultural-and-generational-march-on-washington-this-august/