28 août 1963 - March on Washington

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Summary: A well-covered protest march aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by blacks even after “equality” had been “established”
People involved: Martin Luther King Jr., A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, and an alliance of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations including around 250,000 people
Where: Washington DC
Cause: Blacks were done with being hurt by racism and wanted to take matters into their own hands. This march was a peaceful protest.
Effect: helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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