The March On Washington
The March on Washington, 1963 was a march that was acted with the reasons of:
· Meaningful civil rights laws · A massive federal works program · Full and fair employment · Decent housing · The right to vote · Adequate integrated education It was planned by A. Philip Randolph in 1941 and was acted on 1963. The march was a success with estimated 200,000-300,000 activists gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. National media attention contributed to the march’s national exposure and probable impact. By carrying the organizers’ speeches and offering their own commentary, television stations framed the way their local audiences saw and understood the event. After the march, King and other civil rights leaders met with President J. F. Kennedy at the White House. While the Kennedy administration appeared sincerely committed to passing the bill, it was not clear that it had the votes in Congress to act. When President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, the new President Lyndon B. Johnson decided to use his influence on the Congress to bring much of Kennedy’s legislative agenda. |
On August 28, 1963, the speech “I Have a Dream” was delivered to the public by American Civil Rights Movement activist Martin Luther King Jr.....
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