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Charlton Heston

SOURCE: YouTube
4/25/2023

Hollywood Panel Discussion on March on Washington from August, 1936

After the passing of entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, watch a discussion on civil rights recorded immediately after the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

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Charlton Heston

Hollywood Panel Discussion on March on Washington from August, 1936