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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.
The March on Washington Movement (MOWM), 1941–1946, organized by activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin [1] was a tool designed to pressure the U.S. government into providing fair working opportunities for African Americans and desegregating the armed forces by threat of mass marches on Washington, D.C. during World War II.
January 19 – Women's March on Washington (and many other local marches) [72] February 16 – Take Back the Vote, march on Washington before Congress introduces the new Voting Rights Act. [73] March 14 – Kids at Washington Liberty, Yorktown, and other schools near D.C, marched against gun violence. Kids wore orange and held big signs to protest.
An archive of photos from the 1963 March on Washington, which took place on the National Mall on August 28, 1963.
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 ...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom When : Aug. 28, 1963 Why : Approximately 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to highlight the political and social challenges ...
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was 20 years in the making, according to the NAACP. It was a collective effort between the leaders of the six prominent civil rights groups who agreed ...
Millennium March on Washington, an event to raise awareness and visibility of LGBT held from April 28 to April 30, 2000; The Godless Americans March on Washington (GAMOW), on November 2, 2002; Taxpayer March on Washington (also known as the 9/12 Tea Party), a Tea Party protest march on September 12, 2009