2:15 pm – 3:30 pm GettingThem to the Mountaintop | 50th Anniversary March on Washington

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

On August 27th hundreds of citizens attended the 2013 Conference on Civil Rights: Marching Forward By Looking Back. The following morning, on August 28, 2013, thousands of citizens, from across this country, converged upon our nation’s capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

This site provides opportunities for people to share remembrances of and pictures from both marches. Additionally, visitors to this site can get updates on a variety of ongoing civil rights initiatives intended to make Dr. King’s dream a reality.

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PANEL DISCUSSION | HERMITAGE

SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION

During the 1960s, religious leaders were the face of the civil rights movement. What is the role of the church and other religious institutions in the present day civil rights movement? Do they or can they even be expected to have the influence that they had five decades ago? We’ve asked three respected religious leaders and theologians (from Detroit, Michigan, Jefferson city, Missouri and Youngstown Ohio) to answer the question – can you still get us to the mountain top?