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50 Years Later: Rochester Remembers the Dream
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered one of the most iconic speeches in history from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. WXXI News reflects on the memorable speech, and the impact it had years later with people who were in Washington on that historic day.

Rochesterians Among Non-Minorities Who Joined the March on Washington

WXXI News | By Beth Adams
Published August 26, 2013 at 6:15 AM EDT
Nazareth College President Daan Braveman
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Nazareth College President Daan Braveman

All this week, WXXI News presents a five part series called "50 years later, Rochester Remembers the Dream," to coincide with the anniversary of the historic Civil Rights March on Washington.  In part one of our series, WXXI'S Beth Adams talks with two Rochesterians who were among the white Americans joining the march in 1963.

UR professor emeritus Howard Kirschenbaum
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UR professor emeritus Howard Kirschenbaum
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Beth Adams
Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.
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