William Franklin Graham, Jr. was born on November 7, 1918 in rural North Carolina. In 1934, Graham attended a traveling revival meeting and had a religious experience.
Isaac Woodard was a decorated African American WWII Veteran from South Carolina. He entered the military in 1942 and served in the 429th Port Battalion as a longshoreman.
In 1930, Walter White took over as executive secretary of the NAACP. When the Daughters of the American Revolution barred Marian Anderson from singing at Constitution Hall. White had an inspiration that transcended the whole debate: a free, outdoor concert on the Lincoln Memorial steps.
