Joan Baez sings African American spiritual “Oh Freedom” at the March on Washington Aug. 28, 1963 to open the day’s events. (3:15):

 

Do you remember where you were during the March on Washington some 60 years ago? Probably not a lot left who are old enough to remember who either watched it on TV or actually participated. As for me I was just entering the scary teen years.  I was educated in Catholic schools. Back in those days Catholic schools were liberal schools.

That meant that as I watched on a warm August day on what we called our “back porch.” I actually thought that the country’s leader would hear what seemed to me to be rational requests for jobs and equality and agree. Then President Kennedy and the leaders of congress would make it happen. I thought it would take a couple of years.

That had to be the beginning of my disillusion with our political system. By the end of the decade I fully understood what Dick Nixon’s southern strategy meant, I understood how much a Muhammed Ali was hated, and I understood why the government cracked down on drugs. 

And today I fully understand why delusional MAGA politicians attack the teaching the history of black people in this country.

There will be some questions on that day. Warning – it will be impossible to ignore #91 today – Mr. 91 indictments, that is.

A) High rise window failure raised a few feet: Whose airplane suddenly fell out of the sky Tuesday killing all aboard ?

B) Iowa’s governor, Kim Reynolds, took a victory lap in what state where she sent Iowa troops to ‘fight’ early this month?

C) During the MAGA presidential candidate debate in Milwaukee Wednesday when asked if they would vote for Trump if he was the nominee what candidate did not raise his hand?

D) One landed, one crashed. Two nations sent spacecraft to the moon last week. Which one landed, which one crashed? 

E) Continuing the previous question, what valuable resource were both looking for?

F) What young leader at the March on Washington was asked to tone down his speech that other leaders saw as inflammatory?

G) Out in San Bernardino, Ca. a local shopkeeper was shot in cold blood for what perceived offense last weekend?

H) Who is or was Inmate P01135809?

I) How many people march on Washington 60 years ago?

J) Here in Iowa what school shifted classes to online Thursday and Friday and requested students leave campus as temperatures soared and the cooling system was KOed by a fire?

K) A week ago Thursday the former football coach for Nodaway Valley in Iowa was arrested on what charges?

L) In Wednesday’s MAGA presidential debate, what candidate said he would invade Mexico over fentanyl day 1?

M) Reported last week, born on July 31 at Bright’s Zoo in Tennessee what very rare type of giraffe was born?

N) Good news for the supply chain this week. What company had its contract offer approved by their main union?

O) As Trump faces legal consequences in his future he felt like it was time to dump some property. Which of his properties was reported as sold Friday and who bought it?

P) Which of Trump’s co-indictee’s in the Documents case flipped on Trump Tuesday and decided to tell the truth to Jack Smith’s grand jury?

Q) What tropical storm made landfall in Texas Tuesday as Gulf and Atlantic temperatures hit highs going into late summer?

R) Bayard Rustin was the main organizer of the March on Washington, yet his name is seldom mentioned in its connections because Rustin had 3 negatives in his history. Can you name one of the three?

S) Friday a Palm Beach, Florida attorney filed a challenge to Donald Trump as a presidential candidate on what constitutional basis?

T) Next month price negotiations between Pharma and the US government will begin on a list of drugs for Medicare selected by whom?

The Republican definition of election interference is when Democrats interfere with elections by getting more votes. Middle Age Riot

Answers:

A) Russian coup leader Yevgeny Prigozhin

B) Texas

C) Asa Hutchnson as I understand it

D) India’s landed, Russia’s crashed

E) Water in the form of ice that could enable humans to live on the moon

F) John Lewis of SNCC (later Congress member John Lewis)

G) She flew a pride flag which triggered someone to shoot her

H) Donald John Trump

I) @250,000 – huge in those days

J) Iowa State U.

K) 46 charges of sexual abuse

L) Ron DeSantis

M) A spotless giraffe – cute little 6 footer.

N) UPS

O) Mar-a-lago was reported sold to a group headed by Donald Trump, Jr. for $422 million

P) the IT guy identified as Yuscil Taveras aka “Trump employee 4″

Q) TS Harold

R) 1) he was gay 2) he had been a member of he communist party during the Red Scare 3) He was a war resistor

S) Section 3 of the 14th amendment claiming Trump took part in an insurrection against the US (man that was quick)

T) President Biden

Trump supporters are comparing Trump’s mug shot to mug shots of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and others. No I am not kidding, they really are.