"LONG LIVE THE MILLION MAN MARCH":
Several hundred thousand black men filled the Mall in Washington, D.C. Monday
morning for a prayer service as the Million Man March began. Just after sunrise,
a minister urged the crowd to pull together and work to eliminate violence, drugs
and other social problems. As men continued to stream into the area, bands played
and the Mall shook with chants of "Long live the Million Man March!" As the day
progressed, a stream of 80 speakers included Jesse Jackson, Washington Mayor
Marion Barry, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou and Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcolm X.
"This was one of the most dignified events I have ever witnessed," reports National
Correspondent Jack White. "A truly amazing display. This was not the mood of
a pep rally. It was very sober. I don't need to tell anyone of the great
potential for chaos in this situation. But there was only patience, dignity and
pride among the people that were here. This march will go a long way to changing
the minds of people who still have an open mind about black people."
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
TIME coverage of events leading up to the
march
DIVIDED WE STAND?
Louis Farrakhan has forced an
unprecedented dilemma upon much of black America
TO THE BEAT OF HIS DRUM
Like it or not, Louis Farrakhan is
once again forcing the nation to focus on him and his message
A SEA OF BODIES
No one went to work
"WE MUST CLEAN OUR HOUSE"
Coverage of the President Clinton's
Speech at Austin
THE
MINISTER SPEAKS
When Farrakhan had the massive crowd to himself
A MILLION MEN, MINUS ONE
TIME's Jack White Stays Home
WHO'S IN, AND WHO'S OUT
Which black leaders supported the
march
WHERE'S POWELL?
The General signed books in midtown Manhattan
NATION OF ISLAM VS. ISLAM
TIME's Richard Ostling puts Elijah
Muhammad and Farrakhan in perspective
THE OTHER MILLION MAN
MARCH
Promise Keepers
has even bigger plans for Washington
GETTING THERE
Hundreds of thousands
journeyed to Washington
A MILLION STRONG?
Photographs from Monday's gathering at
the Mall
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