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The Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, or Prayer Pilgrimage to Washington, was a 1957 demonstration in Washington, D.C., an early event in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. It was the occasion for Martin Luther King Jr. 's Give Us the Ballot speech.
"Give Us the Ballot" is a 1957 speech by Martin Luther King Jr. advocating voting rights for African Americans in the United States.King delivered the speech at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom gathering at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on May 17.
Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom: First large demonstration of the Civil Rights Movement in Washington, on 3rd anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Martin Luther King Jr. demands "Give Us the Ballot" 1958 October 25 Youth March for Integrated Schools (1958)
According to King, Reuther sent letters to all of his local unions in 1957, requesting members to attend and provide financial support to the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. [96] On the 25th anniversary of the UAW, King wrote a letter to Reuther, congratulating him on his successes and observing:
Here are excerpts from some of Martin Luther King most memorable speeches.
On May 17, 1957 Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to a crowd of more than 22,000 people from the front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. This event was known as the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom. Henriques was on the podium, behind King, as he delivered his "Give Us The Ballot" speech to what was then the largest civil rights audience ...
1957 – May 17: National Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom civil rights demonstration takes place in D.C. [36] 1959 – International Antarctic Treaty signed in city. [21] 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan signed in city. [5] Population: 763,956. [17] 1962 – Streetcar stops operating. [7]
[4] He says that Black people have the power of numbers, of organization, and of spirit to be successful now, and that important examples have been set such as the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington DC on May 17, 1957, and events in Little Rock and Montgomery. Robeson calls for concerted action and effective leadership.