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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (commonly known as the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington) was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [1] 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 march was held on August 28, 1963. Unlike the planned 1941 march, for which Randolph included only black-led organizations in the planning, the 1963 march was a collaborative effort of all of the major civil rights organizations, the more progressive wing of the labor movement, and other liberal organizations. The march had six official goals:
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 ...
On Aug. 28, 1963, a sea of humanity more than 250,000 strong converged near the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The March on Washington's core ideas resonate 60 ...
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 ...
After the Washington, D.C. March, a recording of King's Cobo Hall speech was released by Detroit's Gordy Records as an LP entitled The Great March To Freedom. [24] The March on Washington Speech, known as "I Have a Dream Speech", has been shown to have had several versions, written at several different times. [25]
Getty Images Fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cemented his place in American history with his "I Have A Dream" speech. But what's less commonly known is that the address was ...