aug 28, 1963 - March On Washington

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A massive march organized by MLK to highlight the difficulties black Americans still faced one century after Emancipation. About 250,000 gathered around the Lincoln Memorial and the climax of the event was Martin Luther King's speech, "I Have A Dream". VIDEO: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington/videos/king-leads-the-march-on-washington

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