Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Watch the full program this Saturday at 2 PM ET on C-SPAN 2.

The town of Kingstree, South Carolina, hosts a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s May 8, 1966, "March on Ballot Boxes" speech, which encouraged black citizens to exercise their right to vote.

You can see 24 hours of history programming starting at 8 AM every Saturday on C-SPAN 2.

Watch this event after it airs on our website: c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/60th-anniversary-of-martin-luther-king-jrs-1966-march-on-ballot-boxes-speech/442808

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