“Integrate the integration march!” said the August 7, 1963 headline of a short unsigned editorial in the Century. The editors joined the National Council of Churches and others in calling for “40,000 white churchmen” to participate in the March on Washington:
A few members of the majority race have honorably taken their place beside their colored brothers in protests against injustice in southern streets, eating places, transportation facilities and jails. Now those of us who have believed these pioneers acted for us can act for ourselves. What if vacation plans had not included a trip to Washington? Plans can be changed! Our churches should encourage and help finance this change.
Noting that “there seems to be no uniform set of directives for participants in the march,” an August 21 editorial offers a list of 11 suggestions. The first ten are purely logistical; the eleventh is to “pray that the spirit of Christ move in and through the march.”
