[Washington, DC; August 28, 1963]
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content: McNamara, Norris
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content: Moon, Moses
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content: Moses Moon Civil Rights Movement Audio Collection
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content: Moses Moon Civil Rights Movement Audio Collection / Series 1: Original Tapes
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content: Box 1
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content: Box 6, Item AC0556-OT_N11
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: President of United Auto Workers of America, Walter Reuther:
-The struggle for equal opportunity is the struggle for every American
-The job question
-Cannot defend freedom in Berlin without defending freedom in Birmingham
-First class citizenship for all
Official count: crowd over two hundred thousand
National Chairman of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Floyd McKissick:
-Reading message from James Farmer from jail
-The racial violence gives an ugly message to the world
-Must bring down barriers nationwide
-Act with dignity and without fear
Eva Jessye Choir:
"Freedom, a Thing Worth Thinking About"
President of the Synagogue Council of America, Rabbi Uri Miller:
-Prayer
-We are not just physically hurt, but also morally hurt by discrimination
Executive Director of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young:
-We are all united as never before on first class citizenship
-Civil rights are God-given and not negotiable
Executive Director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, Matthew Ahmann:
-The United States is a country of different groups, yet we have permitted racial injustice
-Marshall Plan, yet we still have racial injustice
-Dedication to economic equality
Executive Secretary, National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Roy Wilkins:
-Glad people showed up, saved him from being called a liar