The Events Of The 1960's March On Washington

1963’s March On Washington
On August 28, 1963, people gathered for a rally held in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. This is known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which was a massive protest to demonstrate support for the civil rights movement. This was also a big event that aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after the emancipation proclamation in 1863. The March was organized by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had given his main speech at the Lincoln Memorial on the evening of August 28, 1963. The March began at 9:30 am and was attended by 250, 000 people, including 200 thousand African Americans and fifty thousand whites from all over the

The crowd sang along to songs like, "We Shall Overcome" and classical spiritual songs such as, "Go Down Moses". The event was a powerful and compelling display of peaceful protest, a statement of strength and solidarity among African-Americans living through a difficult era of racial segregation and prejudice. The March on Washington was an extraordinary moment in American history, and was an event described by countless as a “spiritual climax”. It was the largest civil rights March of its time in the nation's history. The messages delivered by the civil rights activists that attended still resonate to this day. The March is acknowledged with aiding in the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Without the March on Washington’s unity, determination, and message, the civil rights movement might not have accomplished as much as it

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted into law by President Lyndon Johnson. He signed the 1965 National Voting Rights Act a year later. The two bills, together, outlawed discrimination in employment and voting, as well as segregated public facilities. This March created several major accomplishments, some being that it created momentum for the Civil Rights Act, made racism extremely uncool, sparked the career of the NFL's first black quarterback (Marlin Briscoe), and also saved the civil rights movement. The passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was turning points in the struggle for civil rights. Numerous religious, labor, and civil rights organizations came together at the March on Washington. This included the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The March was successful in getting the John F. Kennedy administration to introduce a sturdy federal civil rights bill in