1 Aug 1963 Jahr - March on Washington (1960s)

Beschreibung:

• Leaders and supporters of the Civil Rights
• 200,000 people from all over the nation
• The march was first proposed in 1941; march was from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial
• John Lewis originally had a speech that criticized Kennedy for doing too little too late, but others convinced him not to undermine the movement
• Highlight was MLK's speech
• March helped show support for Kennedy's Bill

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