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How did the March on Washington influence the Civil Rights Movement?

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How did the March on Washington influence the Civil Rights Movement?

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The March on Washington influenced the Civil Rights movement a lot. It pushed the end of segregation even closer.

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Protesters that participated in the March on Washington used nonviolence strategies while protesting.

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John Lewis was an American politician and Civil Rights leader. He gave a speech at the March on Washington.

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The March on Washington was a large protest march of around 250,000 people that took place in August of 1963. The protesters were marching for jobs and freedom. They were hoping to draw attention to the challenges they faced as African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream speech" was given during this march.

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Sep 27, 1940- It begins
May 25, 1941- March on Washington Movement
Jan 25, 1941- Threat of March
Jun 22, 1963- JFK speaks to leaders
Aug 28, 1963- March on Washington for jobs and equal pay

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James Farmer was a Civil Rights activist and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He served along side Martin Luther King Jr. in the March on Washington. He pushed for a nonviolent protest to try to end segregation.

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Asa Philip Randolph was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, the American Labor Movement, and the Socialist Political Parties. He helped organize the March on Washington. He also created the first African American Labor Union in 1925.

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Roy Wilkins was a Civil Rights activist and a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He spoke about the pending civil rights legislation at the March of Washington.