60 years on from Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, apologist Adam Coleman reflects on his grandfather’s first-hand experience of the March on Washington 

Monday 28^th August marks 60 years since the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr delivered his iconic ‘I have a dream’ speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Adam Coleman’s grandfather was personally invited to attended the event by Dr King. Adam spoke about his grandfather’s experience with Ruth Jackson. Below is an adaptation of their conversation.

One of the things my grandfather loves to talk about is his experience that day in 1963. He was at the March on Washington. It was common for Dr King to contact religious leaders and lay leaders in churches wherever there was going to be some sort of demonstration to collaborate with them to pull off an event. And my grandfather actually received a letter from Dr King along those lines, because he was the head of the Usher board at the time. So, they enlisted him to be part of that organising group. My grandfather was very proud of that, he was always excited… (Register to read the rest of the article)