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EPISODE · Nov 6, 2025 · 3 MIN

The famous speech that almost wasn’t

from Narrative · host South Carolina Public Radio

On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people made their way to Washington, D.C. to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans. In attendance at the March on Washington was Gloria Dreher Eaddy of Columbia, SC, who later became a friend and mentor to Dr. Bobby Donaldson, a professor at the University of South Carolina.

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