March On: Rustin - A free audio walking tour

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March On: RUSTIN is a collaboration between the Trust for the National Mall and Netflix's RUSTIN, providing listeners with an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the 1963 March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which cemented the National Mall's role as America’s Civic Stage. Learn about Bayard Rustin and his role as an architect of the March, its impact and its legacy.

LISTENLIVE NOW! OR…Visit three stops on the National Mall to experience it on site:

  1. The Lockkeeper's House, an original starting point for the March in 1963

  2. The Lincoln Memorial, center stage for the speeches during the March

  3. The approach to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, along a path of hope linking the Memorial to the National Mall.

Special thanks to our partners at StoryCorps. Interviews from the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington included in the audio walking tour were recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to illuminate the humanity and possibility in us all — one story at a time. Hear more at storycorps.org.

 

The cast of Netflix’s RUSTIN

 

As you stand at the starting point for the March, learn about the crucial role of organizers and Bayard Rustin in the making of the March on Washington, which united more than 250,000 in Washington to support Civil Rights.

 

Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in Netflix’s RUSTIN

 

As you stand on the Lincoln Plaza, the main stage for the March, hear excerpts of speeches and quotes from attendees. Reflecting on what it was like to be there as history was made on America’s Civic Stage.

 

Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King, Jr. in Netflix’s RUSTIN

 

Learn about the Impact and legacy of the March. The fight for civil rights and equality is ongoing, and the legacy of the March lives on in the movements for equality and justice that we see today.

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ABOUT THE SERIES: March On: RUSTIN is the Trust for the National Mall’s new audio walking tour that brings to life the stories behind historic moments on the National Mall, helping visitors connect more deeply to American history and democracy on the National Mall.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Wells Fargo for financially supporting initial concept development for March On and to the National Park Service Rangers and Interpretation Staff — Learn more about the March On Washington Here

Historical Diagram from the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Courtesy of the United States Library of Congress