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The March on Washington was an interracial march by 250,000 blacks and whites on August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C., protesting segregation and job discrimination against blacks in the nation. Marchers were protesting against segregation in public accommodations and widespread job discrimination against blacks.

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The March On Washington: The Spirit Of The Day | MLK | TIME

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The 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery), the 14th Amendment (granted citizenship to all people of the US, including former slaves), and the 15th Amendment (gave all men the right to vote). These amendments gave African Americans the right to life and away from discrimination and through segregation, poll taxes, and much more; there rights were being violated. Along with our Constitution's overarching theme of everyone being subject to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

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African Americans and Civil Rights Activist took the challenge and put up a fight for their equality. It made a huge impact and was successful, now one of the most studied parts of history.

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The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. Also caused states to pass the 24th Amendment which would abolish the poll tax. Along with this, Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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This march was a nonviolent protest of over 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a decade after emancipation.

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by Faith Barrineau

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An American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving in his 17th term in the House, having served since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation.
ORGANIZATION INVOLVED:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

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was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Wilkins' most notable role was his leadership of the NAACP in which he held the title of Executive Secretary from 1955 to 1963 and Executive Director from 1964 to 1977. Wilkins' was a central figure in many notable marches of the civil rights movement.

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A star college debater before going on to lead the Congress for Racial Equality. A devotee of Gandhi's nonviolent strategies, Farmer also organized the historic Freedom Rides, which lead to interstate travel desegregation. He died on July 9, 1999.
ORGANIZATION INVOLVED: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

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An American Civil Rights leader. He spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the US and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively worked.

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Martin Luther King Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Whitney M. Young Jr., James Farmer, Roy Wilkins, and John Lewis

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An American labor unionist, civil rights activist, and socialist politician. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African-American labor union.

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An American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
ORGANIZATION INVOLVED:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington

https://www.epi.org/publication/1963-march-washingtons-strategy-defeating/

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/march-washington-jobs-and-freedom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Six

https://www.history.com/Amendments