
Fifty years after the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, has America delivered on the marchers’ demands for Jobs, Freedom, Equal Education and Voting Rights?
In the documentary web series “The March @50,” filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman explores this question with a critical eye. Each short episode in the series examines a theme of the 1963 March on Washington through a contemporary lens. These short documentaries look at how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go to address the major issues of the Civil Rights Era all these decades later.
Lean more about each episode below or visit the series' production credits.


Episode 1: Jobs
Fifty years after the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, has America delivered on the marchers’ demands for more access to employment?

Episode 2: Voting Rights
Have we delivered on the promise to provide all Americans with equal access to the Vote?

Episode 4: Freedom
How do we define Freedom when there are more African Americans imprisoned than at anytime in US history?

Episode 5: The March Forward
Join an extended dialogue about the future and how we can prepare ourselves for any civil right challenges.

