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https://www.jfklibrary.org/

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The March on Washington was able to catch the attention of president Kennedy and was in favor of their civil rights. this event was one of the many that lead to the moment in history where African Americans finally got the civil rights they deserved

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https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/08/24/us/march-on-washington-original-coverage.html

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https://www.bartleby.com/essay/March-on-Washington-for-Jobs-and-Freedom-F33AS6SQUDAX

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Even southern people came to contribute which caused them to be harassed and threatened for coming to the march. The March on Washington became a very successful event for the rights of African Americans, and amended several peoples’ view-points towards the topic, even President John Kennedy’s

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

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speakers at the march focused strongly on the need for decent wages. The clearest policy statement came from Mathew Ahmann, executive director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice. Ahmann stated, “We dedicate ourselves today to securing a minimum wage which will guarantee economic sufficiency to all American workers.”

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The March on Washington’s plan to address unemployment and poverty was simple and powerful: jobs for all at a decent wage. If we are ever able to provide a job and a decent wage to everyone who wants one, the problem of poverty for whites, Latinos, blacks, and nearly all other groups would be largely eliminated

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more than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation's capital. The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress

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This event transformed peoples lives because it  was the beginning to something good. It was the event where martin Luther king made his famous, " I have a dream" speech  and brought attention towards how everyone had rights except for black people

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https://www.biography.com/news/march-on-washington-facts

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on July 2, 1963, leaders from six civil rights groups — A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr., Whitney M. Young Jr., James Farmer, Roy Wilkins and John Lewis — announced plans for a March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. These men all wanted equality for black Americans, but the tactics and methods they adopted often varied.