Macon Civil Rights Advocate Reflects on 60th Anniversary of March on Washington
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
As the nation marked the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Monday, Dr. Chester Fontenot, Jr., a lifelong Macon resident and Director of Africana Studies at Mercer University, recalls its historic impact and its legacy in Macon’s own civil rights journey.
In 1963, a 13-year-old Fontenot listened to the march on the radio, guided by his parents.
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