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The 1963 March on Washington - NAACP
On August 28, 1963, more than a quarter million people participated in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, gathering near the Lincoln ...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - National Park Service
An estimated 250,000 people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, arriving in Washington, D.C. by planes, ...
March on Washington ‑ Date, Facts & Significance | HISTORY
The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963, when some 250000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln ...
March on Washington | Date, Summary, Significance, & Facts
The March on Washington was a political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, by civil rights leaders to protest ...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. During this event, ...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - Legal Defense Fund
On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million people joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and ...
1963 March on Washington | Smithsonian Institution
The march was the brainchild of longtime civil rights activist and labor leader A. Philip Randolph. With the support of the gifted organizer Bayard Rustin, the ...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - Wikipedia
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., ...
The Historical Legacy of the March on Washington
In 1963, civil rights leaders A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin began plans for a march on Washington to protest segregation, the lack of voting rights, and ...
60th Anniversary of the March on Washington - AAJC
Martin Luther King Jr. waving to the crowd at the March on Washington in 1963. Register to join the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander ...
Official Program for the March on Washington (1963)
This program listed the events scheduled at the Lincoln Memorial during the August 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
March on Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963
How to Cite this Article (APA Format): Hansan, J.E. (2010, December 13). March on Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. Retrieved [date accessed] from /eras/march- ...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
More than 250,000 people gathered in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963 for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
50th Anniversary of March on Washington & "I Have a Dream" Speech
On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington where they heard Martin Luther King Jr. give a speech destined to ...
Aug. 28, 1963: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The date of the march itself symbolizes that long history — the March on Washington was held on the 100th anniversary year of the Emancipation Proclamation ...
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - Research Guides
The purpose of this guide is to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and assist with civil rights movement research.
The 1963 March on Washington: A Montage of the Civil Rights ...
They chose August 28, 1963 as the date for the event and Rustin was put in charge of organizing it. Despite initial opposition by the Kennedy administration ...
March on Washington - SNCC Digital Gateway
As over 200,000 people marched through D.C., the leaders of civil rights groups huddled in a top floor anteroom of the Lincoln Memorial. Archbishop O'Boyle, who ...
March on Washington - Civil Rights Digital Library
Plans for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom began in 1962 when A. Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, put forth the ...
The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | PBS
Several civil rights organizations worked together to help plan the demonstration in Washington D.C. The march was a clarion call to all who ...