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The March is the feature documentary narrated by Denzel Washington about the renowned and historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
The March
2013 Directed by John Akomfrah
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26 Aug 2013
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extremely unbalanced, unfocused and uninspired. not only insipid and inept, but manifestly bad, even for bbc standards.
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60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Narrated by Denzel Washington, John Akomfrah's acclaimed documentary chronicles the August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — a landmark demonstration for civil rights in America, one of the largest in American history and the setting for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Behind the scenes, King and others conducted delicate negotiations with the Kennedy administration, who had reservations about the timing and tone of the event. But King's determination to respond to the "fierce urgency of now" resulted in a watershed moment for the Civil Rights Movement, presented on a national stage and covered by the media the world over, cultivating favorable public opinion and successfully…
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Interesting survey course style doc which provides archival footage and first person accounts from those who worked to bring The March to fruition, aided by some solid narration from Denzel Washington.
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