Presentation by Edgar Tidwell. One hundred years separate the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) and the March on Washington (1963). Both movements were defined by the pursuit of freedom. Today, as seekers of the American Dream, we can learn a great deal from the devotion and commitment of those looking to reclaim America and the principles for which it stands. “When Freedom Changed America” is part of Humanities Kansas's Movement of Ideas Speakers Bureau.