aug 28, 1963 - March on Washington “I have a Dream” Speech
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250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was a march and protest for Jobs and freedom, the event 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 Dream” speech.
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