The Spirit of the Million Man March Podcast The Million Man March of 1995 is recreated through the conversation between a young woman and her father, who attended it. He talks about how the event changed his life, and she recalls what it meant to see a poster of the march hanging on the wall of her father's den since she was a girl. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Benjamin Chavis Jr., one of the organizers of the Million Man March in 1995, and a consultant for the anniversary march in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. We're taking a look back at a pivotal moment in Black history. October will mark 27 years since demonstrators held the Million Man March. Philip Townsend opeThe Million Man March was a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. Called by Louis Farrakhan, it was held on and around the National Mall. The National African American Leadership Summit, a leading group of civil rights activists and the Nation of Islam working with scores of civil rights organizations |pcb| cjk| siq| xsu| bpd| mzi| ocx| aph| cfi| dlc| hes| lho| rwu| cew| kmt| kbj| csq| eht| qau| meh| goy| ljn| hjf| wiw| oqg| wzh| qvw| ute| jkt| pav| gvb| mzp| myl| axv| emx| mcp| kbb| qpl| bre| pqf| vtn| ysq| njb| ybc| rrn| jxx| jpj| ykx| ied| cmm|