The 60th anniversary of Detroit’s 1963 Walk to Freedom
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The 60th anniversary of Detroit’s 1963 Walk to Freedom
Detroit historian and Michigan Advance reporter Ken Coleman joins host Stephen Henderson to talk about the 60th anniversary of the 1963 Walk to Freedom in Detroit featuring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Dr. King’s connection to Detroit. The walk attracted more than 125,000 marchers down Woodward Avenue and featured an early version of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech delivered at Cobo Arena.
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The 60th anniversary of Detroit’s 1963 Walk to Freedom
Clip: Season 51 Episode 2 | 10m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Detroit historian and Michigan Advance reporter Ken Coleman joins host Stephen Henderson to talk about the 60th anniversary of the 1963 Walk to Freedom in Detroit featuring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Dr. King’s connection to Detroit. The walk attracted more than 125,000 marchers down Woodward Avenue and featured an early version of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech delivered at Cobo Arena.
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