The Dream, the Reality: Civil Rights in the '60s and Today

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Workforce ManagementBy Susan G. HauserMay 7, 2012Just before noon on Aug. 28, 1963, a quarter of a million people began slowly moving toward the Lincoln Memorial. Eventually, they would completely surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool all the way to the shade trees that surround it. They were mostly African-American, but they represented all creeds and colors of U.S. citizens. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the largest demonstration ever staged in the nation's capital.The last speaker of the day was a preacher from Atlanta. His words soared out above the peaceful crowd. Standing below the statue of Abraham Lincoln, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. laid emphasis on freedom, the freedom he dreamed would someday "ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city."Full Story: http://www.workforce.com/article/20120507/WORKFORCE90/120419999/1066/newsletter01#