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Cha

(295,543 posts)
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 06:40 PM Aug 2013

William Allison, 92, came to today’s march with the same sign he marched with in 1963 (WaPo)

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‘William Allison, 92, came to today’s march with the same sign he marched with in 1963? (Washington Post)

Vids at the link: Rev Al, MLK III, Cory Booker, Nancy Pelosi, Mylie Evers Williams, AG Holder, & John Lewis..
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/24/the-march-on-washington-the-speeches/

Adding this to the mix..



The top of the Washington Monument and part of a U.S. flag are reflected in the sunglasses of Austin Clinton Brown, 9, of Gainesville, Fla., during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963; and at right, Claudia Hanes, from Kentucky, takes part in a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 march, at the Lincoln Memorial.

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/25/rise-and-shine-592/









There's more..
http://theobamacrat.com/2013/08/24/50-years-and-the-struggle-continues-the-mlk-50th-anniversary-march-on-washington-d-c/

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William Allison, 92, came to today’s march with the same sign he marched with in 1963 (WaPo) (Original Post) Cha Aug 2013 OP
WONDERFUL!!! And....kinda sad, too. blm Aug 2013 #1
Yes, very Poignant, blm~ Cha Aug 2013 #2
Outstanding post, Cha! Tears in my eye, the dream is not forgotten. Fresh tears at Holder's words: freshwest Aug 2013 #3
Thank you for the Vid with AG Holder at today's March, fresh! Cha Aug 2013 #10
I am fortunate to have shared that half century in time. He and the others are national treaures. freshwest Aug 2013 #15
Yes, you are and yes they are, fresh! Cha Aug 2013 #19
50 Years Later, Our March Goes On: freshwest Aug 2013 #48
Reminding us of the promise: freshwest Aug 2013 #4
I love that pic.. especially in Black and White. Cha Aug 2013 #21
How incredibly sad that he still has to march blaze Aug 2013 #5
I know, blaze.. the struggle will always continue as Cha Aug 2013 #12
Nice post malaise Aug 2013 #6
Welcome, malaise~ Cha Aug 2013 #13
He should have made a new one to go with it: Brigid Aug 2013 #7
We are all in this together. Iliyah Aug 2013 #8
Most Definitely, Illyah! Cha Aug 2013 #14
Don't forget where you came from: freshwest Aug 2013 #9
The Reverend preaches: freshwest Aug 2013 #11
Okay, who else is going to cry? shenmue Aug 2013 #16
Been crying. Here's one of the first names I learned, Evers. She started me crying again: freshwest Aug 2013 #20
Yes, It's so Cha Aug 2013 #23
Great post Cha! Thanks! JaneyVee Aug 2013 #17
Thank you, JaneyVee! Cha Aug 2013 #22
Too Sad cantbeserious Aug 2013 #18
Touching and sad at the same time Peacetrain Aug 2013 #24
I know, Peacetrain.. such a perfect pic to Cha Aug 2013 #25
And the fight continues.. Peacetrain Aug 2013 #26
Our Dignity, The Peoples Dignity. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #27
Aww, she.. mahalo for Cha Aug 2013 #33
Yes #2 is stunning. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #35
Thought you'd like to know this she.. Cha Aug 2013 #38
I guess I am getting tired. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #39
I wept again, too.. Cha Aug 2013 #40
I got recently from an picnic, so Iliyah Aug 2013 #28
I remember that speech so well.... WCGreen Aug 2013 #29
Anyone who thinks the right-wing isn't celebrating the 50th in their own way is naive. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #30
K&R MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #31
That breaks my heart JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #32
Me too, Gen.. again and again. Cha Aug 2013 #34
wonderful, Cha! bigtree Aug 2013 #36
It's been an amazing day for them and us, bigtree.. Cha Aug 2013 #37
acknowledging the movement bigtree Aug 2013 #42
Yes, to act. Beautiful, you have Cha Aug 2013 #43
Respect, gratitude and love to the marchers! K&R johnnyreb Aug 2013 #41
Thank you, johnnyreb~ Cha Aug 2013 #44
Huge K and R. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #45
Lots of tears Cha Aug 2013 #46
. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #47
Thank you William Allison! Scuba Aug 2013 #49
Wonderful. Thanks for posting. nt spooky3 Aug 2013 #50
Thank you for suggesting it, spooky! Cha Aug 2013 #52
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #51
Great OP! k&r Little Star Aug 2013 #53
Mahalo Little Star! Cha Aug 2013 #54
well heaven05 Aug 2013 #55
Exactly, heaven. Mahalo Cha Aug 2013 #56
Adding pic from the March On Washington yesterday.. Cha Aug 2013 #57

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
3. Outstanding post, Cha! Tears in my eye, the dream is not forgotten. Fresh tears at Holder's words:
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:15 PM
Aug 2013


This is a wonderful piece, Cha, please crosspost it.

Cha

(295,543 posts)
10. Thank you for the Vid with AG Holder at today's March, fresh!
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:29 PM
Aug 2013

I was most definitely thinking of cross-posting.

Adding John Lewis for a then and now perspective, too..





freshwest

(53,661 posts)
15. I am fortunate to have shared that half century in time. He and the others are national treaures.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:34 PM
Aug 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
48. 50 Years Later, Our March Goes On:
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 12:29 AM
Aug 2013


TRANSCRIPT: Eric Holder - August 24, 2013


It was an honor to speak at the National Action to Realize the Dream March this morning to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Fifty years ago, Dr. King shared his dream with the world and described his vision for a society that offered, and delivered, the promise of equal justice under the law. He assured his fellow citizens that this goal was within reach - so long as they kept faith with one another, and maintained the courage and commitment to work toward it.

And he urged them to do just that. By calling for no more - and no less - than equal justice. By standing up for the civil rights to which everyone is entitled. And by speaking out - in the face of hatred and violence, in defiance of those who sought to turn them back with fire hoses, bullets, and bombs - for the dignity of a promise kept; the honor of a right redeemed; and the pursuit of a sacred truth that’s been woven through our history since this country’s earliest days: that all are created equal.

Those who marched on Washington in 1963 had taken a long and difficult road - from Montgomery, to Greensboro, to Birmingham; through Selma and Tuscaloosa. They marched - in spite of animosity, oppression, and brutality - because they believed in the greatness of what this nation could become and despaired of the founding promises not kept. Their focus, at that time, was the sacred and sadly unmet commitments of the American system as it applied to African Americans.

As we gather today, 50 years later, their march - now our march - goes on. And our focus has broadened to include the cause of women, of Latinos, of Asian Americans, of lesbians, of gays, of people with disabilities, and of countless others across this country who still yearn for equality, opportunity, and fair treatment. We recognize that we are forever bound to one another and that we stand united by the work that lies ahead - and by the journey that still stretches before us.

This morning, we affirm that this struggle must, and will, go on in the cause of our nation’s quest for justice - until every eligible American has the chance to exercise his or her right to vote, unencumbered by discriminatory or unneeded procedures, rules, or practices. It must go on until our criminal justice system can ensure that all are treated equally and fairly in the eyes of the law. And it must go on until every action we take reflects our values and that which is best about us. It must go on until those now living, and generations yet to be born, can be assured the rights and opportunities that have been too long denied to too many.


http://www.whitehouse.gov//blog/2013/08/24/50-years-later-our-march-goes

These words by Holder made me cry again:

And our focus has broadened to include the cause of women, of Latinos, of Asian Americans, of lesbians, of gays, of people with disabilities, and of countless others across this country who still yearn for equality, opportunity, and fair treatment.


He has championed the rights of all groups for years and that's why he has gotten so much flak from the right, etc.

Cha

(295,543 posts)
21. I love that pic.. especially in Black and White.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:45 PM
Aug 2013

it's so evocative of how we feel about our relentless struggle for equality.



http://theobamadiary.com/

mahalo, fresh

Cha

(295,543 posts)
12. I know, blaze.. the struggle will always continue as
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:31 PM
Aug 2013

long as there are those who would suppress the vote, because they don't like how they vote.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
7. He should have made a new one to go with it:
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:26 PM
Aug 2013

"I Can't Believe I Have To Protest This Shit All Over Again!"

Cha

(295,543 posts)
23. Yes, It's so
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:53 PM
Aug 2013

heartbreaking.. but also heartwarming that so many people are fighting for equality in the 21st freaking Century!

Cha

(295,543 posts)
33. Aww, she.. mahalo for
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:00 PM
Aug 2013

for those pics from the link at "theobamacrat" that I just happen to find by accident this morning when I googled Mr "William Allison".

They're both compelling but the second one is stunning!

Nice site, eh! .. and you're Welcome!

Cha

(295,543 posts)
38. Thought you'd like to know this she..
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:03 PM
Aug 2013

The Rev. Bobby Turner of Columbus, Ohio, places his hand on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

I just saw this pic on TOD ~


Sabrina Fulton, mother of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, speaks at the podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial

Trayvon's Law

•Ending racial profiling;
•Repealing stand your ground type laws;
•Creating law enforcement accountability through effective police oversight;
•Improving training and best practices for community watch groups; and
•Mandating law enforcement data collection on homicide cases involving people of color.

http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/naacp-releases-trayvons-law-principles-for-state-legislative-advocacy

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/24/a-historic-day-in-images/

sheshe2

(83,138 posts)
39. I guess I am getting tired.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:09 PM
Aug 2013

That made me weep, for Trayvon. Yet it makes me hope. It makes me believe in change.

Thanks Cha

Cha

(295,543 posts)
40. I wept again, too..
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:20 PM
Aug 2013

I think the injustice of everything that has happened since that night in Feb is too much for our heads to handle without strong emotion spilling out.

she Justice4Trayvon

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
28. I got recently from an picnic, so
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 08:35 PM
Aug 2013

has Pres O spoken yet?????

August 24, 2013 - 21st Century and here we go again with civil rights all because few don't want us to be equal and by that I mean economically, educationally, socially, spiritually . . .

This ain't about color, creed, . . race . . but about status. Seems the 1%ers want and will try to take it ALL and fuck everyone else.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
29. I remember that speech so well....
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 08:37 PM
Aug 2013

those last lines are etched in the American Psyche forever...

Cha

(295,543 posts)
37. It's been an amazing day for them and us, bigtree..
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:51 PM
Aug 2013

It feels good to participate on any level in this historic March On Washington, again!


[font color=blue]Martin Luther King Jr. – “The Arc of the Moral Universe Is Long, but It Bends Toward Justice”[/font]

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/24/a-historic-day-in-images/



bigtree

(85,813 posts)
42. acknowledging the movement
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:27 PM
Aug 2013

. . . now, to act!

Btw, I have one of these buttons here with me.



Thanks for posting!

Cha

(295,543 posts)
43. Yes, to act. Beautiful, you have
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 11:37 PM
Aug 2013

your pin from back then!

Loved this pic from this morning.. You didn't go did you?



h/t bigtree http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023525730

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
55. well
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 05:40 PM
Aug 2013

with everyone free, all are free, with some not free, all are in chains and shackles. That's my take.

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