1963 changed the course of U.S. history.
It included the assassinations of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and President John F. Kennedy.
1963 was also the year of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King gave his famous 鈥淚 have a dream鈥� speech that day. Future congressman John Lewis also spoke.
This hour, we鈥檙e breaking down a pivotal year in the civil rights movement with Peniel E. Joseph.
Erica Dauzacker
GUEST:
Peniel E. Joseph: Professor of History; Chair in Ethics and Political Values and Founding Director of the at . He is the author of .
Coco Cooley and Isaac Moss contributed to this episode.
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