Resources for The Sixtieth Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Keeping the Dream Alive
August 28, 2023
These resources come from the participants in the Public Dialogue The Sixtieth Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Keeping the Dream Alive.
Articles
- 60 Years After the March on Washington, 1 in 3 Black Children Live in Poverty (Truthout)
- 60 years later, local Catholics reflect on March on Washington and its impact (Catholic Standard)
- An Oral History of the March on Washington, 60 Years after MLK's Dream (Washington Post)
- At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights (AP)
- King family returning for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary (Washington Post)
- ‘I Have a Dream,’ Yesterday and Today (New York Times)
- Invocation by Archbishop Patrick O’Boyle for 1963 March on Washington (Archdiocese of Washington)
- The March on Washington's core ideas resonate 60 years later (NBC News)
- The 1963 March on Washington: Behind the Scenes (Archdiocese of Washington)
Books
- Anti-Blackness and Christian Ethics (Orbis Books, 2017)
Statements
- A Pastoral Letter on Racial Healing: “We Are One Body” (Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
- Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love - A Pastoral Letter Against Racism (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Take Action
- Not a Commemoration, A Continuation: The 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
- Sign up for action alerts from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Videos
- Racism in Our Streets and Structures: A Test of Faith, A Crisis for Our Nation (Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life)