The Million Man March

Channel 2 coverage of the Million Man March on Washington. Notable speakers include Revs. Farrakhon and Jackson, as well as President Clinton. Colin Powell also responds to the event.

0:03Copy video clip URL Open on a reflection pool with hordes of people and a man addressing them. It is labeled as the Million Man March and is reported as a call for African-American men to make something of themselves.

0:24Copy video clip URL Switch to studio shot and Lester Holt talks about the Million Man March. Holt introduces John Davis who talks more about the situation.

1:04Copy video clip URL Rev. Louis Farrakhon of the nation of Islam addresses the crowd and delivers a rousing speech. Switch to shot of Rev. Jesse Jackson addressing the crowd.

2:02Copy video clip URL Switch to shot of some of the attendees of the Chicago contingent. Several men at the event are interviewed before Davis returns the focus to the studio where President Clinton’s address of the March is introduced.

3:15Copy video clip URL There is a clip shown of President Clinton giving part of his speech. Soon after remarks are given on Colin Powell’s absence from the event. Comments on Chicagoans who stayed behind are given before the segment ends.

4:23Copy video clip URL Video ends.