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[|1]March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 1963

On August 28, 1963 the largest demonstration in the country occured. The March on Washington was a peacful demonstratraion where 250,000 people marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. The goal of the march was to bring attention to serious issues in the country including, discrimination, high unemployment for blacks, and violence against civil rights activists. The protesters included African Americans who wanted equal rights. The marchers were also proposing a civil rights bill. Once they got to Lincoln Memorial, the marchers listened to speeches from organizations and representitives. This is where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech featuring the quote "I have a dream". The march brought forth an image of whites and blacks coming together. [|2]