50 Years Later, Martin Luther King Jr.’s March for Equality Continues

It has been 50 years since the iconic March on Washington, but America is still in the midst of a civil rights movement, says William Jones, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin?Madison. In “The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights,” Jones offers a new perspective on the 1960s and the profound impact that the march had on economic and social reform. He recently spoke with U.S. News about the goals of the organizers, the consequences of the march, and the potential for today?s civil rights and labor movements.