
On this day in 1963, the March on Washington took place. Over 250,000 participants walked down Constitution and Independence avenues in Washington, D.C. and gathered before the Lincoln Monument for speeches (most notably Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech), songs, and prayer. The peaceful march was held to promote civil rights and economic quality for all African Americans. Forty-seven years later today, civil rights and progressive organizations will hold a rally at Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, D.C. and march to the site of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall to commemorate the anniversary of the historic March on Washington.
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