The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights
- ISBN-10
- 0393349411
- ISBN-13
- 9780393349412
- Series
- The March on Washington
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-08-18
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Company Incorporated
- Author
- William P. Jones
Description
A history professor describes the impact and history of the opening speech made during the March on Washington by the trade unionist Philip Randolph whose vision and fight for equal economic and social citizenship began in 1941. 15,000 first printing.
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