Episode 73: The Gilded Age: First March on Washington D.C.
About this episode
This episode discusses Jacob Coxey's 1894 march on Washington and its connections to the civil rights movement and various historical figures.
In 1894 Jacob Coxey decided to take thousands of unemployed and March on Washington. Well, that was just the prequel to 1964 March for Civil Rights. But it's how A. Philip Randolph was indoctrinated to the idea. And crazily this store involves both Mark Twain and Jack London, in addition to Pullman Porters, the Ferris Wheel, Eugene V Debs, the May Day Riots, Frederick Douglass, and even the Statue of Liberty.
People in this episode
Host: Dan R. Morris
Topics covered
- Gilded Age
- March on Washington
- Civil Rights
- Labor Movement
- Historical Figures
- Social Movements
Keywords
- Gilded Age
- Jacob Coxey
- March on Washington
- Civil Rights
- A. Philip Randolph
- Mark Twain
- Jack London
- Eugene V Debs
- Frederick Douglass
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pullman Porters
Books & works: Statue of Liberty
Places: Washington D.C., Ferris Wheel
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