aug 1, 1963 - March on Washington
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1. The March on Washington was a massive protest in front of the Lincoln Memorial that aimed to draw attention to continued racial inequality. It was also the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have A Dream" speech.
2. Martin Luther King Jr. made a speech, and 200-300 thousand people participated.
3. The protest occurred in Washington DC.
4. One major cause of the protest was the success of the Birmingham Protests and other mass movements. It was also the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which inspired activists to use Lincoln's words in their movement.
5. One major effect of the protest was that it helped the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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