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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.
The People's March [2] [3] [4], also known as the People's March on Washington [5], was a political rally that took place on January 18, 2025, two days before the second inauguration of Donald Trump as the president of the United States.
The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech — and thus as a crowning moment for the long-term civil rights activism of ...
March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. When: Oct. 11, 1987. Why: Around 200,000 people marched by the White House and rallied near the Capitol in Washington as a call for more federal ...
Thousands of people are expected to gather in the nation's capital Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march.
Coxey's Army marchers leaving their camp. Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey.They marched on Washington, D.C., in 1894, the second year of a four-year economic depression that was the worst in United States history at the time.
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.