For an insightful perspective and helpful links for teaching about the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement's March on Washington, please see:
"Claiming and Teaching the 1963 March on Washington" on the Zinn Education Project website. Author Bill Fletcher suggests we put the march in context in a number of important ways. He also suggests that rather than viewing short, famous clips from Martin Luther King's speech that day, students should examine the entire speech.
- A transcript of the full speech is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3170387.stm
- A full video is here: http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Politics/-/I-Have-a-Dream/7283
Other resources include:
- Teaching the Movement, Beyond Four Famous Words (from Teaching Tolerance)
- An Oral History of the March on Washington (Smithsonian Magazine)
- A Momentous Day Driven by Ordinary People (photo gallery from the New York Times)
- What I Saw and What Still Hasn't Been Achieved (essay in The Atlantic by longtime reporter B.D. Colen)
For teaching about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, please see earlier lessons on TeachableMoment:
- HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING: THE POWER OF NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE
- MLK DAY LESSON: THE MONTGOMERY STORY
- MLK DAY/INAUGURATION DAY: THE POWER OF ALLIANCE-BUILDING