Boston commemorated the 1965 Freedom Rally by unveiling "Freedom March Square" and echoing civil rights activism.

He added that the "Freedom March" was designed to emphasize that it was a "people’s cause and not just a leader’s cause." On those two Saturdays in 1963, the demonstrators, mostly local ...

On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was the brainchild of longtime civil rights activist and labor ...

That event became known as the Freedom March and Rally. Many students at the time, like my grandfather, got involved with the march through places like Freedom House. Wayne Lucas sits on the steps ...

A group of Quakers is marching from New York City to Washington, D.C., to protest the Trump administration's immigration ...

On Saturday morning, the Shelby County Democratic Party dedicated their Freedom Tree at their headquarters at 214 N. Ohio Ave ...

It was the 75th anniversary of the famous Dandi March organised by Mahatma Gandhi. Many peace activists began to consider observing this anniversary in some symbolic way and to re-commit to ...

Anniversaries are often a time for celebration, but Martin Luther King III told GBH News that Saturday’s remembrance of the Freedom March was more about re-engagement. “Because as we take a snapshot ...

On April 23, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Freedom Rally in Boston ... Everyone250 will mark the rally by holding their own march 60 years later. Everyone250 is a coalition of Boston ...

Uniting global voices in Washington, D.C., these cornerstone events champion LGBTQ+ rights, resistance, and collective ...