Sept. 27, 2023
North Carolina lawmaker Mickey Michaux recalls the 1963 March on Washington, friendship with MLK
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A quarter of a million people gathered in our nation’s capital 60 years ago on August 28, 1963, for the March on Washington headed by Dr. Martin Luther King. The historic event is largely credited as helping pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act. One of the people in that crowd was veteran North Carolina state lawmaker Rep. Mickey Michaux of Durham. He has vivid memories of that day. Michaux just turned 93 and he sat down with WRAL anchor and reporter Ken Smith to share his recollections of this monumental event in our country’s history and his personal relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King.
