A newspaper clipping from The Cincinnati Herald on Sept. 14, 1963, included a picture of Jack Hansan and other members of the Cincinnati delegation.
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Hansan sent his wife and four sons a postcard on the day of the march. Back in Ohio, his wife says she was "living it vicariously" via the television broadcast.
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Jack Hansan and his wife, Ethel, live in Northern Virginia. They are both still moved to tears when they recall the March on Washington in 1963.
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Hansan rode a chartered train to the capital with 500 other members of the Cincinnati Committee for the March On Washington. Fifty years later, he still has his ticket stub.
For the Month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream Speech" on Aug. 28, 1963. Approximately 250,000 people descended on the nation's capitol from all over the country for the mass demonstration.
This self-portrait of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines dozens of exposures taken by the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager during the 177th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars, plus three exposures taken during Sol 270 to update the appearance of part of the ground beside the rover.
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This plot shows the total distance driven by Curiosity from the day it landed, Aug. 5, 2012, through its 351st Martian day, Aug. 1, 2013. All told, it's traveled 1.05 miles.
Imagine winning the World Series, the lottery and a Nobel Prize all in one day. That's pretty much how scientists and engineers in mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., felt one year ago when the 1 ton, six-wheeled rover named Curiosity landed safely on Mars.
Within minutes, the rover began sending pictures back to Earth. In the past year it has sent back a mountain of data and pictures that scientists are sorting through, trying to get a better understanding of the early climate on Mars.
A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train sits in the Rockridge station on Friday in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area commuters were bracing for the possibility of a BART strike as a 30-day contract extension was set to expire Sunday at midnight.
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Commuters can rest a little easier — another threatened strike at the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system has been avoided, at least temporarily.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a board of investigators to look into the contract dispute that had threatened to shut down the system.
A researcher at Johns Hopkins University says there are serious setbacks for children without summer educational opportunities, known as the "summer slide."
At first glance, Horizons looks like an ordinary summer getaway for kids: There are games, bonding time and lots of bagged snacks. But along with the songs and the pool, there are fractions to memorize and online grammar quizzes to take.
An affiliate of a national network, the program in Washington, D.C., is a six-week, free summer service for children from low-income families. Its purpose is simple: to make sure they don't fall behind in school by the time September rolls around.
Secretary of State John Kerry is weighing in on the Zimbabwe elections, saying the results do not reflect the will of the people. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton from the capital Harare on Kerry's statement, which details several reported problems at the polls. Longtime President Robert Mugabe was named with victor on Saturday.
Robert Hayden was born in Detroit 100 years ago Sunday. He became the first African-American to receive the honor now known as "poet laureate." Among his most famous works is the collection of short poems called Elegies for Paradise Valley. We hear an excerpt from the collection, as read by the author in 1976.
At 18 years old, Gabrielle Turnquest has become the youngest person to pass Britain's bar exams.
The Florida native told NPR's Jackie Lyden her family influenced her decision to study law in the United Kingdom. Her mother had studied in the U.K. and she joined an older sister who was also studying law.
She graduated from college early, too — at 16, she was the youngest person to ever get a psychology degree from Liberty University in Virginia.
In the summer of 1969, all eyes were on Los Angeles, where nine people had been murdered. Among the dead was Sharon Tate, a movie star and wife of movie director Roman Polanski. Police said a cult called "The Family" was responsible.
The leader of The Family was the charismatic, ruthless and manipulative Charles Manson. America was captivated by him, and by the young women who, under his spell, had snuck into two houses in Los Angeles to murder people they had never met. The trial was nationally broadcast, and Manson became a household name.
Trumpeter and santur player Amir ElSaffar leads his Two Rivers band, using microtonal techniques to investigate the blues.
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For Wayne Shorter's 80th birthday, longtime friend and legendary pianist Herbie Hancock (left) joins him on the Fort Stage.
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The Terence Blanchard Quintet lays down some new jams from Magnetic, including a guest spot from guitarist Lionel Loueke and some electric feels for Blanchard's trumpet.
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Smooth sailing.
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Clap your hands now! The quickly rising jazz singer Gregory Porter showcases new songs from his forthcoming album Liquid Spirit.
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The Miles Davis veteran and multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller gives a pan-stylistic set at the Fort Stage.
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Take a New Orleans-style brass band, then shrink it: That's the Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band playing the Sweet Chicago Suite. Pictured here is trumpeter Lew Soloff.
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The Dominican-born pianist Michel Camilo leads his sextet in a spirited take on modern Latin jazz.
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Bill Charlap's elegant trio is crashed by a clarinet summit when veteran reedman Bob Wilber (left of center) and Anat Cohen (right) join in.
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Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein sits at the side of the stage as Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock play.
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The Robert Glasper Experiment follows a Herbie Hancock tune with a Daft Punk cover — and there's plenty of vocoder to go around.
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Guitarist Rez Abbasi takes inspiration from the late drummer Paul Motian in an electronics-enhanced trio at Newport.
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Watch that tongue, Edmar Castaneda!
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Vogue! Esperanza Spalding mugs for the camera.
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Marcus Miller's spirit guide is a Bruce Lee action figure.
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Turn on the bright lights.
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With a sound like no other, guitarist Mary Halvorson plays a quintet piece so new, it only has a number (No. 35).
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This ain't no "Rockit," y'all. Pictured here is Casey Benjamin from the Robert Glasper Experiment on the keytar.
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No sax is lonely if adored by thousands.
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Berklee College grad Ali Amr commands the qanun, a 72-string instrument, with his hybridized band.
The actor was introduced during a live broadcast on the BBC Sunday. He'll be the next in a long line of actors to play the quirky Doctor since the beloved British sci-fi show began back in the 60s.
