Over 50,000 Attend Rally
Artists and Speakers Entertain, Challenge and Inspire

It will be remembered as one of the largest rallies ever in this capital city, located in the heart of economically battered Appalachia. 

They sat on the riverbanks, in metal bleachers and on lawn chairs; they stood in the windows of nearby buildings or on the decks of parking garages. What brought them here was an 11-hour mix of music and politics during which some of the nation's leading popular musicians joined Rev. Jesse Jackson, actor Danny Glover, and country music legend Willie Nelson onstage to focus attention on the urgent issues affecting residents in this region as well as all Americans: jobs, healthcare and education. More...



Danny Glover fires up the crowd as he talks about the issues.