On its 50th anniversary, the hosts find the roots of the march in the radical labor politics of the 1940s, and farther back in the Emancipation Proclamation. Guests who helped organize or attended the march offer personal perspectives on the events and impact of the day. Have we achieved the marchers’ aims for “jobs and freedom”? What impact has King’s “I Have a Dream” speech had on race relations? Is King’s plea for action as necessary today as it was then?
