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The March on Washington was a political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, by civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination, particularly inequalities experienced by Black people, and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress. It was attended by an estimated 250,000 people.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech ranks among the most famous in history, but there are a few lesser-known facts about the 1963 moment.
Aug. 28, marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
On the anniversary of the March on Washington and MLK's famous speech, we turn our attention and appreciation to the woman activists who made the day possible.
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