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Straight Facts about the March on Washington

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Straight Facts about the March on Washington

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1. The "I Have a Dream" phrase of MLK Jr.'s speech was never initially intended to be in the speech; Mahalia Jackson called him to "tell about the dream" referred to in previous speeches.
2. MLK Jr. was the last to speak during the March on Washington, and had scheduled his speech to be only four minutes long, however it became extended to sixteen minutes
3. The final paragraph of MLK Jr's speech is perhaps the most famous portion of said speech

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1. The march was extensively covered by the media, with live international television coverage.

2.Law enforcement included some 5,000 police officers

3. Civil Rights Act guaranteed equal voting right

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King stands with Rabbi Joachim Prinz by his side.

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Some 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, and more than 3,000 members of the press covered the event.
President John F. Kennedy met with civil rights leaders before the march, voicing his fears that the event would end in violence.

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There's a postage stamp in remembrance in the march

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"More than 200,000 people participated in the march to focus attention on civil rights and the need to create a level playing field for American workers."
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President Kennedy Didn’t Support The March On Washington.
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1. Some of the most memorable parts of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech – including the ‘I Have a Dream” segment – were not in the original draft. He ad-libbed them on stage.

2. Between 70% and 80% of the marchers were black

3. Black militants, such as Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, condemned the March for placating the white majority.

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1.The signs telling people about the march called it the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." African Americans wanted an end to segregation and the Jim Crow laws in the south. They wanted to be treated fairly and to be given a fair chance at getting jobs. The march was a peaceful way of protesting and bringing these issues to the forefront of Washington

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1.The signs telling people about the march called it the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." African Americans wanted an end to segregation and the Jim Crow laws in the south. They wanted to be treated fairly and to be given a fair chance at getting jobs. The march was a peaceful way of protesting and bringing these issues to the forefront of Washington

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2.It had been powerful, yet peaceful and orderly beyond anyone's expectations

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1. the march was led by martin Luther king jr
2. The marchers wanted the federal minimum wage raised nearly 75 percent, from $1.15 an hour to $2.00 an hour.
3.President Kennedy Didn't Support The March On Washington.

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* The march was organized by the "Big Six" leaders of the civil rights movement: A. Philip Randolph, Whitney M. Young Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, Roy Wilkins and John Lewis. Bayard Rustin was chief organizer of the march.

* More than 200,000 people participated in the march to focus attention on civil rights and the need to create a level playing field for American workers

*  Law enforcement included some 5,000 police officers and National Guardsmen.

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1.The march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans
2. The March took place on August 28th in 1963 at Washington D.C
3. Over 200,000 people were in attendance of the march, including: Philip Randolph, Whitney M. Young Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, Roy Wilkins and John Lewis

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1.On 28 August 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation's capital.                                     2.Was for Jobs and Freedom, political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., in 1963 by civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.

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1. civil rights leaders  protest racial discrimination and to show support for major civil rights
2. helped create a new national understanding of the problems of racial and economic injustice

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1.) The march was organized by the "Big Six" leaders of the civil rights movement
2.) On the 50th anniversary of the march, one of the 1963 organizers, John Lewis, now a congressman addressed a crowd on the steps of Lincoln memorial.

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#1/ The March On Washington took place on August 28th 1963 in Washington D.C. and was attended by approx. 250,000 people, including profound celebrity, Sammy Davis Jr.
#2/The March helped put forth effort for the passing of the Civil Rights Act Of 1964 and the future, Voting Act of 1965.
#3/The March was not organized by Martin Luther King jr., but by two men named A.Phillip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who were the original people who brought the civil rights, labor, and religious organizations together for this specific March.

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1Officially called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the historic gathering took place on August 28, 1963. Some 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, and more than 3,000 members of the press covered the event.

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1Officially called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the historic gathering took place on August 28, 1963. Some 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, and more than 3,000 members of the press covered the event.

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2:King agreed to speak last, as all the other presenters wanted to speak earlier, figuring news crews would head out by mid-afternoon. Though his speech was scheduled to be four minutes long, he ended up speaking for 16 minutes, in what would become one of the most famous orations of the civil rights movement—and of human history.

3 The March was organized in less than 3 months.

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1. March was for Jobs and Freedom.
2. The event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation.
3. It was also the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s now-iconic “I Have A Dream” speech.