Anniversary Of The March On Washington

Long before I was born, and I'm sure most of you too, our nation witnessed one of the largest efforts to bring change to the land. On Aug. 28, 1963, that is 45 years ago people... more than 2,000 buses, 21 special trains, 10 chartered airliners and countless cars converged onto Washington D.C. in an effort to gain jobs and freedom. Crowd estimates ranged from 200,000 to 300,000. It was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital. This was the day that Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.

The march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations. About 80% of the marchers were blacks and 20% white and other races. The march is widely credited as helping lead to the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the National Voting Rights Act (1965).

Isn't it ironic how today is the same day that Barack Obama formally accepts the Democratic Nomination for the first black president???