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Saxon, Karen
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Oral history interview with Tacoma resident Karen Saxon conducted by dindria barrow on April 12, 2023. In this interview, Karen shares her story about the historic 1963 March on Washington where she heard Martin Luther King, Jr. speak and Mahalia Jackson sing. Karen shares her 60 year-old scrapbook of the event and shared the documents that prepared her for nonviolent demonstrations. Karen tells us that “your peace walk begins in your kitchen.” In other words, we must all start from ourselves and our homes before we can inspire change in others and in our society.