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1963

From the Village Voice Archive: Marlene Nadle writes about the 1963 March On Washington.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1963, the Voice Reported on a Speech that Made History

The day was full of TV cam­eras, spontaneous singing, speeches, clapping, and the echo of Martin Luther King’s phrase: “I have a dream … ”

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MUSIC ARCHIVES

Moondog, Wavy Gravy, and Tiny Tim Walk Into a Bar…

“Man, it was great. But some of it was embarrassing too. Made you feel like the English when they went down into Bedlam to laugh at the crazy people”

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