aug 28, 1963 - March on Washington

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This massive protest occurred in August 1963 when over 25,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The event aimed at drawing attention to all the challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans one hundred years after emancipation. During this event, Revered Martin Luther King delivered his infamous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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