From the Peace Corps to Americorps: An Interview with Harris Wofford, Torchbearer for National Service

Posted by William Kashatus on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Peace Corps to Americorps: An Interview with Harris Wofford, Torchbearer for National Service In an inaugural address that has become a poignant reminder of the idealism of the mid-twentieth century, President John F. Kennedy chal­lenged Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” By throwing down the gauntet, he inspired a strong sense of national purpose and pride among the American people. His New Frontier programs...
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In King’s Shadow: Bayard Rustin and the 1963 March on Washington

Posted by William Kashatus on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on In King’s Shadow: Bayard Rustin and the 1963 March on Washington On Wednesday, August 28, 1963, a quarter-million African American and white civil rights activists walked the one-mile length of the National Mall from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial to rally for better jobs and freedom for the nation s blacks. The signature event of the March on Washington occurred in the late afternoon when the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his...
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