Judy Gough, Odehyah Gough-Israel and Carolyn Eisenberg offer varying viewpoints on that unforgettable day.
-- Monday marks 60 years since the March on Washington, a moment many consider a turning point in the fight forCBS New York's Hannah Kliger covers Brooklyn. She recently spoke to three women who witnessed that tremendous day first hand."I don't know if I necessarily looked at it as what it would mean historically down the road.
The march is credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and then the Voting Rights Act of 1965, according to historian Carolyn Eisenberg. She didn't only dedicate her career to teaching history, she lived it, attending the march as an 18-year-old incoming college freshman. "The sun is rising and looking down and you're seeing all these different people coming in and this tremendous spirit that was present. I don't think I ever felt that again in quite the same way. That was really like the moment of historic change," Eisenberg said.
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