Pre-empting scheduled broadcasting. A Special View Point Broadcast.
A report on preparations for the civil rights march on Washington on Wednesday August 28th. Interviews with leaders.
Sid Davis reports from Washington DC on the scheduled "March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom." He states that there are 19 million negroes living in the United States, and that 200,000 visitors are expected to come to Washington to be a part of this March on Washington.
A history of past demonstrations in Washington D.C. is reviewed. We hear many brief contemporary statements, pro and con, related to the rally set to take place in two days.
Voices include A. Philip Randolph, John F. Kennedy, Bayard Rustin, George David Akin, John Bell Williams, Barry Goldwater, WINS correspondent Tom Bryson, Robert Murray, James Baldwin, others.
Special from 1010 WINS radio in New York City.
Sid Davis anchors.
