March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - Wikipedia
During the 20th century, civil rights organizers began to develop ideas for a march on Washington, DC, to seek justice. Earlier efforts to organize such a demonstration included the …
The 1963 March on Washington - NAACP
Originally conceived by renowned labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, the March on Washington evolved into a collaborative effort amongst …
March on Washington ‑ Date, Facts & Significance - HISTORY
2009年10月29日 · Commonly referred to as the March on Washington, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought over 200,000 people to the nation's capitol to protest racial …
March on Washington | Date, Summary, Significance, & Facts
2024年12月20日 · The March on Washington was a political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, by civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination, particularly …
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - U.S. National Park Service
The event focused on employment discrimination, civil rights abuses against African Americans, Latinos, and other disenfranchised groups, and support for the Civil Rights Act that the …
The 1963 March on Washington - Learning for Justice
On Aug. 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “ I Have a Dream ” speech, drew a crowd of more than 250,000 …
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
On 28 August 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation’s capital. The march was successful in pressuring the …
The Historical Legacy of the March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom sought to pressure Congress to pass civil rights legislation. Many public officials feared the march would result in violence and proposed a bill …
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - Legal Defense Fund
On August 28 1963, a quarter of a million people rallied in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and …
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - National Archives
2019年7月23日 · On August 28, 1963 a quarter million people came to the nation’s capital to petition their duly elected government in a demonstration known as the March on Washington …