Politics & Government

New Yorkers Descend On Nation’s Capital With Renewed Calls For Racial Justice On Anniversary Of March On Washington

Thousands of people across the country are headed to Washington, D.C. to march for social justice Friday.

(CBS Local)

August 28, 2020

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Thousands of people across the country are headed to Washington, D.C. to march for social justice Friday.

Find out what's happening in New York Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

It comes on the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network organized today’s march, called the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.”

Find out what's happening in New York Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.