"The March" (1964 Documentary)

"The March," also known as "The March to Washington," is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" is not included due to copyright restrictions.

The film was made for the Motion Picture Service unit of the U.S. Information Agency for use outside the United States – the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act prevented USIA films from being shown domestically without a special act of Congress. In 1990, Congress authorized such films to be shown in the U.S. 12 years after their initial release.

In 2008, "The March" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact

Thanks for your support!