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Aug. 28, 1963 -- fifty years ago. "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Photo by Marion S. Trikosko for U.S. News & World Report. View full size.
I thank everyone who took part in the civil rights movement. They made things possible, in my life, which would not have been possible, without their sacrifice and perseverance.
The woman behind the Cosmetic & Drug Local banner: three rows of pearls, cap at a jaunty angle, eyes checking out something on the side, her left foot in the air, the heel a whisper above the pavement. Oh, and the least sensible shoes imaginable for a march.
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