aug 28, 1963 - 1963: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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Approximately 250,000 people take part. Martin Luther King gives the closing address in front of the Lincoln Memorial, stating, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
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