Text of Speech Given at Washington March by John Lewis, August 28, 1963
Title
Text of Speech Given at Washington March by John Lewis, August 28, 1963
Subject
Civil rights movements, speechwriting, Nineteen sixty-three, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Description
Text of speech given by John Lewis at March on Washington, August 28, 1963. This is a draft with subtle differences from the official speech given to leave out some aggressive wording.
Creator
John Lewis
Source
Sheila Michaels Collection, M373, Historical Manuscripts, Special Collections, The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
Date
August 28, 1963
Rights
Rights not evaluated
Format
.jpg
Language
EN
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
John Lewis, “Text of Speech Given at Washington March by John Lewis, August 28, 1963,” Online Exhibits at Southern Miss, accessed April 10, 2026, https://usmspecialcollections.omeka.net/items/show/500.