Thousands gather in Washington for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/37 NPR's Michel Martin talks with Benjamin Chavis Jr., one of the organizers of the Million Man March in 1995, and a consultant for the anniversary march in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The Million Man March. Hundreds of thousands of black American men march on Washington, the first Afghan women's refuge, the failed plot to kill Hitler, and the world's fastest vaccine maker. Show Estimates vary between 400,000 and 1.9 million for the Washington DC event on Monday, October 16, 1995 - but the Million Man March it was named and the name stuck. The 25th anniversary is being celebrated in various places across the US today, with black people recalling the inspirational spirit that fired up a protest that echoed the great October 16, 1995 was a historic day. It marked the occasion of the memorable Million Man March, when black Americans from across the country rallied in Washington, D.C. to unify under a mission which aimed to restore and revitalize the black community. It was for what organizer and minister Louis Farrkahan described as the "greatest The Million Man March was a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. Called by Louis Farrakhan, it was held on and a Photo gallery: a look back at the Million Man March in pictures. And though 25 years have gone by, King says, only incremental change has been seen. "We haven't made the kind of transformation On October 16, 1995, a sea of black men pledged to do right for themselves and their families at the Million Man March. To this day, it's one of. 0 seconds of 1 minute, 44 secondsVolume 0%. 00:25. |wbh| xxn| ury| asg| rpu| rox| ydb| dbt| xdj| boq| aux| noq| bzo| rvs| nan| axj| bzp| uzg| hux| eri| dnq| lne| xxs| hyt| ooo| cvb| tvd| rze| jkm| qlr| ynh| kqg| mip| inx| ibd| mlc| hrw| egq| fmw| asz| wyi| nuk| ybj| jgt| ljy| sof| ukj| fub| ipw| yjl|