On August 28, 1963 Bob Dylan was at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for the “March On Washington,” performing “When The Ship Comes In” with Joan Baez and “Only A Pawn In Their Game” solo before Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his remarkable “I have a dream” speech.

The video below not only shows Dylan performing the first song with Baez and the second alone, but lets us get a sense of what the event was like.

This was “one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history,” according to Wikipedia.

Peter, Paul & Mary sing “Blowin’ In The Wind” at the March On Washington”:

Peter, Paul & Mary sing “If I Had a Hammer”:

This video includes some of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech:

If you just want to hear Dylan’s songs, here they are:

“When The Ship Comes In,” August 28, 1963 (performed with Joan Baez at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.):

“Only A Pawn In Their Game,” August 28, 1963 (performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.):

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