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The march is credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and preceded the Selma Voting Rights Movement which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_I_2m5TbA

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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.

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https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/eras/march-on-washington-august-28-1963/

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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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Was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s.

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He pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr.

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Became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

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He spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States.

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He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African-American labor union.

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March on Washington was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.