The Fight For Civil Rights: The March On Washington

Despite initial skepticism by the White House, thinking that the march was capable of much

By 1963, the Washington D.C. public schools had been integrated, as had the military, the federal work force, and public accommodations in the city, but the racial controversy was still an ongoing debate around the nation. Marion Trikosko’s photograph titled “Signs Carried by Many Marchers, During the March on Washington” was taken on August 28, 1963 during the march for jobs and freedom at the District of Columbia. It is one of the pictures in the “Civil Rights- A Long Road” collection from the Library of Congress that depicts a group consisted of mainly Black people who walked in lines while carrying “We demand…” and “We march for…” signs. The photographer captured the essential repetition in the signs’ designs, a variety of peoples’ actions, and the movement of the crowd in order to signify the united formation and strong dedication of the marchers to fight for civility and liberty.

This march was to help with how the laws against blacks were taken down for good and how it affected their future. This is probably one of my favorite stories ever.

The March on Washington was a march for jobs and freedom. It was estimated that quarter of a million people attended the march. The march was a peaceful demonstration to promote civil rights and economic equality for African Americans. The marchers marched down Constitution and Independence Avenues. Then they gathered in front of the Lincoln monument for speeches, songs, and prayers. It was televised to millions of people.

The march on Washington in August, 1963 was lead by Martin Luther King Jr. Around 250,000 people joined this march and gathered around the Lincoln Memorial. This march was planned to raise awareness about continuing difficulties that African Americans faced everyday even a century after they were emancipated. This protest is where King made is very important and iconic I Have A Dream speech.

The March on Washington is were Dr. Martin Luther King gave his I have a dream speech. The March on Washington advocated for jobs and freedoms for African American people (Black History Timeline). This event gather a large number of people and civil rights

This Is the Day: The March on Washington is a magnificent book by Leonard Freed documenting the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. This was a non-violent march sponsored by several civil rights organizations – leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Urban League -- to help push Congress to pass President John F. Kennedy’s civil rights bill. This March main focus was on jobs and black unemployment, not just on the new civil rights law.

Rosa Parks rode at the front of a Montgomery, Alabama, bus on the day the Supreme Court’s ban on segregation of the city’s buses took effect. A year earlier, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. The march on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963, when some 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Also known as the March on Washington for jobs and freedoms, the events aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation. It was also the occasion of Martin luther King Jr.’s now-iconic “I have a

The historic march on Washington was a call of humanity to the world. It was a turning point in the American history after the abolishing of slavery. African American women struggled for justice and equality to be given to all mankind but, unfortunately, women were forgotten. They were stripped of all their rights, when men got all the benefit. African American men, who supposed to be their nature supporters and protectors, also turned their back at them. Women found themselves all alone facing the society constraints that were hemmed upon them. Despite the significant contribution women made toward the struggle for equal right, they had no representation in most of the March activities and their issues were not addressed. They were concerned that they would not get their fair share benefits from the struggle.

A devastating 18 day, 50-mile march took place countless beaten senseless, but it was worth it. The first Selma to Montgomery march 7 1965 bloody Sunday. The march began when a prime leader John Lewis the leader of the SNCC (Student nonviolent coordinating committee) he wanted to try to end segregation as well as bring voting rights to blacks. Nevertheless, that’s not how it went, state troopers were ordered to wait 2 minutes before attacking the marchers, if you haven’t guessed yet that’s not how it went, the state troopers attacked. Ending up in the result of brutality hurting numerous men along with women. Spiting on them clubbing them to the extinct of jail time in are generation, whipped, stomped on by horses, the list goes on and on. That remains known as bloody Sunday. When someone my age (13) thinks about bloody Sunday it’s vague but if you were to ask someone who was there it’s an era of dark memories. This would go on to what will build

I was apart of the NAACP and I made many speeches and I gave blacks hope that one day we will get along with whites. The Little Rock Nine made history, they were a group of nine African Americans that attended an all white school on Arkansa. They had protection from troops that helped keep them save from the angry whites. All of this lead to the March on Washington, this was a big rally that was about having freedom and jobs. There was more than 200,000 people their to support us, there were songs be performed such as civil rights songs that were for encouragement that we slao sang during the marches .This was very important to us so we could get our equality rights and make a difference. At the rally they were many speakers that gave important

On August 28, 1963, around 200,000 people marched in the capital, Washington. They had signs to protest. The protesters were singing songs about freedom. It came to an end at the Lincoln Memorial, where they had people talking about its cause. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., NAACP, A. Philip Randolph, NUL and the SCLC participated in the March. The

In March 1965, hundreds began the first of many attempts to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama, in support of equal voting rights. The fight for black voting rights has been happening for many years a before the march. In February 18, 1965, the death of Jimmie Lee. Jackson during a peaceful march sparked the Selma to Montgomery marches. March 7, 1965, about 600 marchers were signifying voter’s rights and remembering Jackson’s sacrifice (Wynn T. Linda). The march was stopped by state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge injuring many demonstrators. That day was called Bloody Sunday because of all the injuries the police caused. The nation saw everything that has happened on the broadcast and encourage many other to

According to Kensworthy (1963), The March leaders walked from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House who met and spoke with President Kennedy for over an hour. Afterwards, President Kennedy broadcasted a speech praising the marchers for the "deep fervor and the quiet dignity" that had depicted the protest (Kensworthy, 1963, p.1).

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a historical day, it was the day Martin Luther King, Jr gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. But why did the March on Washington have such an impact on people? I am going to help answer that question for you. The day was August 28, 1963, over 250,000 people showed up, on the historical day. The day had speeches from leaders and musical performances from Josephine Baker, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Mahalia Jackson just to name a few. 10 people spoke that day. King only spoke that day but not because he wanted to. Everyone thought that most of the TV crews would leave at noon. But everyone stuck around for his 16 minute speech. Believe it or not King was not even intending to talk about his "I