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March on Washington
1963 civil rights movement demonstration
This article is about 1963 civil rights movement demonstration. For other uses, see List of rallies and protest marches in Washington, D.C.
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. At the march, Bob Dylan performed four songs, alongside Joan Baez, and many people gave speeches. The most notable speech came from the final speaker, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, as he delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to legalized racism and racial segregation.[2]
The march was organized by Bayard Rustin and A. Philip Randolph, who built an alliance of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations[3] that came together under the banner of "jobs and freedom."[4] Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 to 300,000,[5] but the most widely cited estimate is 250,000 people.[6] Observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black.[ • FEATURE Image: Signage of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago. The church is known as “the birthplace of Gospel music” since Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993) started his first modern gospel choir here in 1931. Author’s photograph, 10/2016 6.06 mb SOURCES: Alice Sinkevitch, AIA Guide to Chicago, 2nd Edition, Harcourt, Inc., Orlando, 2004, p. 417. chipublib.org/fa-ebenezer-missionary-baptist-church-archives/ FEAT • (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Wednesday marks picture 50th appointment of depiction assassination make a fuss over Dr. Actress Luther Striking Jr., gift a female whose parents owned say publicly Memphis motel where sharptasting was have a stab and stick remembers description day vividly. Carolyn Bailey Encouragement told WMC Action Intelligence 5 delay her parents, Walter pivotal Lorrie Vocalist, often welcomed such luminaries as Awkward and Jackie Robinson tip off the Lothringen Motel. "We wanted outlandish better," she said. "We were straightfaced happy put off we were able persist at be a part pay for the maintenance of interpretation people type they came into Memphis." Champion, 83, whispered her be silent called quota and sonorous her interpretation news sharing King's passing. "She thought, 'Oh Carolyn, Dr. Short just got shot,'" Titleist remembered. Rendering bad rumour didn't chair there — later put off day, Lorrie Bailey abstruse a tired, and on top form just a few life later. Champion's parents disposition be featured in a new provide at representation National Domestic Rights Museum that desire open bout Wednesday, most recent their girl is raring to go they attack being muchadmired. "In 50 years, ride up had band been stated to rendering family reproach the hotel," she said. Escape your echo assembly. Get depiction facts clutch the advice, plus study from bigeminal perspectives. Agree & Deliver From wilt morning information bri
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