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Syracuse Common Council President Reflects on Missing the First March on Washington

WAER | By Scott Willis

Published August 24, 2013 at 8:31 AM EDT

Syracuse Common Council President Van Robinson was 25 years old when he and some friends decided to head from New York City to Washington D.C. for the March on Washington in 1963.

They didn't quite make it. He did make it to the 25th Anniversary in 1988, and is in Washington for the 50th Anniversary of that historic day.

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Scott Willis covers politics, local government, transportation, and arts and culture for WAER. He came to Syracuse from Detroit in 2001, where he began his career in radio as an intern and freelance reporter. Scott is honored and privileged to bring the day’s news and in-depth feature reporting to WAER’s dedicated and generous listeners. You can find him on twitter @swillisWAER and email him at srwillis@syr.edu.

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