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An archive of photos from the 1963 March on Washington, which took place on the National Mall on August 28, 1963. A look back at the March on Washington nearly 60 years later: in photos Skip to ...
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, [1] [2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
Warren K. Leffler's photograph of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the National Mall. Beginning with the murder of Emmett Till in 1955, photography and photographers played an important role in advancing the civil rights movement by documenting the public and private acts of racial discrimination against African Americans and the nonviolent response of the movement.
Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, calling for an end to racism. Polish Martin Luther King, Jr. w czasie marszu na Waszyngton w 1963 roku podczas którego wygłosił swoje słynne przemówienie I Have a Dream wzywające do zniesienia ...
Eight months before the March on Washington, King gave an address in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with similar themes, including a dream.. In June 1963, King spoke in Detroit and opened with the ...
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It’s been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, but Fatima Cortez Todd says she still remembers the sense of unity she felt standing on the national mall that day.
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