https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc Chloe Zivitski Jojo Tanay en-us 2017-03-13 15:28:33 UTC 2017-03-16 02:52:50 UTC hello@padlet.com czivit4199 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160001405 The March on Washington was a political rally organized by many civil rights and religious groups that took place on August 28, 1963. The goal was to point out the political and social challenges, such as fairness in jobs and salary, that African Americans continued to face all across the country. Over 200,000 black and white Americans united to protest together. Throughout the day there were a number of songs, prayers, and speeches, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.]]> 2017-03-14 14:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160001405 jtanay3969 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160001751 In this political cartoon they're trying to attract the peoples attention by telling the march is for freedom]]> 2017-03-14 14:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160001751 jtanay3969 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160006307 2017-03-14 15:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160006307 czivit4199 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160006931 One of the main organizations involved in the March on Washington was the Congress of Racial Equality(CORE). CORE was founded in 1942. They became one of the leading activist organizations in the beginning of the the American Civil Rights Movement. CORE worked with several other civil rights groups to make initiatives: the Freedom Rides, the Freedom Summer voter registration project, and the March on Washington.]]> 2017-03-14 15:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160006931 jtanay3969 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160009045 1. A. Phillip Randolph a civil rights leader who was known for being in charge of the March on Washington and tried mainly to deal with economic problems facing the black community
2. Whitney M. Young Jr. a civil rights leader who's main focus was to end work discrimination in the US 
3. Martin Luther King Jr a nonviolent civil rights leader and help organize the March on Washington
3. James Farmer a civil rights activist and worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and organized the Freedom Ride
4. Roy Wilkins a civil rights activist and from the 1930s to the 1970s he was the Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 
5. John Lewis a civil rights leader who help organize the March on Washington and was part of the "Big Six"
6. Bayard Rustin was an american leader in social movements for civil rights, nonviolent, gay rights, and socialism and was the chief organizer for the March on Washington ]]> 2017-03-14 15:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160009045 czivit4199 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160011585 - May 17, 1954: Marches were demanded.
- December 13,1962: The planning of the March on Washington. 
- August 28,1963: The March on Washington took place.
- July 2,1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.
- April 4,1968: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.]]> 2017-03-14 15:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160011585 czivit4199 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160013982 The key strategy of the March on Washington was to nonviolently pressure the U.S. government lawmakers to change discriminatory laws against the African Americans.]]> 2017-03-14 15:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160013982 czivit4199 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160139613 Some things that the March on Washington caused were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which desegregated public institutions and outlawed employment discrimination and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
These documents made life easier for African Americans to be equal to everybody else in employment, salary, and voting.]]> 2017-03-15 01:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160139613 czivit4199 https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160143189 Violated amendments that lead to the March on Washington:
- 15th Amendment  - Forbade any state to deprive a citizen of his vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- Civil Rights Act of 1871 - unlawful for anyone acting under the authority of state law to deprive another person of his or her rights under the Constitution or federal law.]]> 2017-03-15 01:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/czivit4199/xnmz0wahnqhc/wish/160143189