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Over 200,000 people marched around the Lincoln Memorial in search of freedom and equality.

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The march was organized by the "Big Six" 

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The march was organized by the "Big Six" 

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The Big Six were the chairman of the six biggest civil rights organizations. The big six are, Philip Randolph, Whitney Young Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, Roy Wilkins and John Lewis. Bayard Rustin was the main organizer of the march.

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During the march, Martian Luther King delivered is wildly famous speech "I Have a Dream" where spoke for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

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This event was that during a time period where it was inhumane for blacks to speak up about not having rights which made The March on Washington a monumental historical event.

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Randolph was planning a march for jobs while King with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference also known as the SCLC was planning one for freedom. The groups decided it was best to combine their efforts into one big march.

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Randolph was the starting and finishing speaker. He famously said, “We here today are only the first wave. When we leave, it will be to carry the civil rights revolution home with us into every nook and cranny of the land, and we shall return again..."(Randolph).

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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. Other speakers followed, including Rustin, NAACP president Roy Wilkins, and John Lewis of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

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The march on Washington was a success because it pressured  JFK to put into place a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. During this event Martin Luther King had his speech that is still famous today “I Have a Dream”  The Civil Rights Act that was passed  ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.