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Home • Black History Month

Must-See: Watch President Obama's 50th Anniversary March on Washington Speech

Members of the King family along with Oprah Winfrey, former President Bill Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter and more joined President Obama in commemorating the historic moment.
By ESSENCE Editors · Updated October 27, 2020
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Today marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, a historic moment in the Civil Right Movement.

And once again, the Washington Monument was filled with thousands of people uniting to spread a smiliar message of hope and equality—this time, not just for African Americans, but for people of all walks of life.

See speeches from Jamie Foxx, Hill Harper, former President Bill Clinton, Myrlie Evers-Williams and more. Click play to relive this historic moment in its entirety above.

TOPICS:  Barack Obama