50th anniversary

March 9, 2015 | Aline Barros

From Montgomery County to Selma: Retired MCPS Teacher Shares His Story (VIDEO)

In 1965, thousands of people marched to stand up for civil rights; including a 23-year-old Montgomery County Public School teacher. His name: Harry Klugel. Klugel, 73, was a Wheaton High School teacher, and a member of the All Souls Church in Washington D.C. After hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to march for civil […]

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September 8, 2013 | Staff Writer

March on Washington Reflections (Video)

Montgomery College’s Steve Houk reports from the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington: Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

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August 20, 2013 | Staff Writer

Metro Adjusts Service for 50th Anniversary

Metro is suspending scheduled track work for the Green Line and operating normal weekend service on all rail lines throughout the weekend of August 24-25. More than normal ridership is expected on Saturday, August 24 for the events for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The only exception will be the Franconia-Springfield Station […]

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