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Sixty years later: the March on Washington and the integration of Gwynn Oak Park

By Sheilah Kast,
Maureen Harvie
Published August 23, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT
Civil Rights leaders at the head of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
National Archives at College Park, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Civil Rights leaders at the head of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.

Two anniversaries this weekend: a re-enactment in Annapolis of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. We talk to Carl Snowden, founder of the Caucus of African-American Leaders, and Sharyn Martin, a marcher.

That same summer, civil rights workers integrated Gwynn Oak Park in Baltimore County. We speak with Dawn Seestedt, who organized this weekend's Gwynn Oak Mosaic Project & Unity Festival, and protester Charles Mason.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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