The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought roughly 250,000 people to the National Mall on August 28, 1963, to press for federal civil rights and economic legislation. Organized by a coalition of civil rights, labor and religious groups, the march is remembered above all for Martin Luther King Jr.'s address from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and its scale and discipline helped build the political pressure that produced the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the following year.
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YearSourced to the subject's own account Event DateSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountWashington, D.C., beginning at the Washington Monument and scheduled to progress to the Lincoln Memorial 2 Connections
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Attended and was recognized in the program's Tribute to Women segment; not one of its organizers.
Source Rosa Parks (Wikipedia)
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Source Civil Rights Movement (Wikipedia)
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Principal organizer; delivered the keynote I Have a Dream address.
Source Martin Luther King Jr. (Wikipedia)
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1. Civil Rights Movement (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory, "Rising tide of discontent" and Kennedy's response, 1963 section
In 1963, about 250,000 people participated in the March on Washington, after which President John F. Kennedy asked Congress to pass civil rights legislation.
- Decisive Moment Of: Civil Rights Movement (United States)
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The march began at the Washington Monument and was scheduled to progress to the Lincoln Memorial.
Martin Luther King Jr. (Wikipedia)
Rosa Parks (Wikipedia)
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