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Oct 29, 2009 · Commonly referred to as the March on Washington, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought over 200,000 people to the nation's capitol to protest racial discrimination and show...
The March on Washington was a political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, by civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination, particularly inequalities experienced by Black people, and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.
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Jun 5, 2013 · CNN —. Here’s some background information about the March on Washington, led by Martin Luther King Jr.and others, on August 28, 1963. Facts. The event was officially titled the “March on ...
Aug 28, 2020 · Here are five facts you should know about the landmark civil rights protest march. 1. The event—officially known as the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom”—was organized by the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement: A. Philip Randolph, Whitney M. Young, Jr., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, Roy Wilkins, and ...
Aug 29, 2020 · March on Washington: 'A fractured and traumatized nation' marches on. HISTORY & CULTURE. RACE IN AMERICA. 'A fractured and traumatized nation' marches on, 57 years later. In 1963, a quarter...
Jul 23, 2019 · On August 28, 1963 a quarter million people came to the nation’s capital to petition their duly elected government in a demonstration known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Frustrated by the inaction of a gridlocked Congress, the marchers called for Congress to pass the Civil Rights bill.
Aug 23, 2023 · Editor's Note, August 23, 2023: In 2013, Smithsonian magazine commissioned this oral history of the 1963 March on Washington to mark the 50th anniversary of the seminal event. In the decade...
