(WXYZ) — On Saturday, the Detroit chapter of the NAACP honored the 60th anniversary of the Detroit Freedom March and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in Detroit.
Thousands marched down Woodward Ave. for the Freedom Walk and then ended at Hart Plaza for a freedom rally.
See highlights from our coverage below.
Detroit historian Jamon Jordan the importance of the Freedom Walk
Detroit historian Jamon Jordan discusses the importance of the Freedom Walk - Part 1
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist speaks while walking
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist speaks at Detroit Freedom Walk
Chris Ilitch joins us
Chris Ilitch speaks during Detroit Freedom Walk
Alpha Kappa Alpha members speak during walk
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. members speak about Detroit Freedom Walk
Excell Moore remembers Dr. King's speech 60 years ago
WXYZ speaks with Excell Moore, a Detroiter who saw Dr. King speak in Detroit 60 years ago
Former Mayor Dennis Archer joins us
Former Detroit mayor Dennis Archer speaks about the impact of Dr. King's legacy
Gloria Mills speaks about attending the original Freedom March
Woman who attended original Detroit Freedom March remembers MLK's speech
See our June Jubilee coverage below
- Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony reflects on Dr. King’s legacy 60 years after Detroit Walk to Freedom
- Read the transcript of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech in Detroit
- Examining the ties between New Bethel Baptist Church, CL Franklin and Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech
- Former WXYZ anchor Erik Smith remembers Detroit Freedom March 60 years later
- 'Powerful energy all around.' Woman remembers Detroit's 1963 March to Freedom 60 years later
- NAACP Freedom Summit kicks off commemoration of Dr. King's Freedom Walk
- Meet the man who created the MLK statue coming to Detroit's Hart Plaza
