PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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There were about 250, 000 people in attendance
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Only African-American people attended
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It was an example of non-violent protest
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King gave his “I Have A Dream” speech there.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Commonly referred to as the March on Washington, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought over 200, 000 people to the nation’s capitol to protest racial discrimination and show support for civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -The organizers estimated that perhaps 100, 000 people would attend, but that day about 190, 000 Black people and 60, 000 white people came to the demonstration. Not a patch of grass could be seen as the marchers squeezed together to hear the speeches in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Detailed explanation-3: -The March on Washington People traveled from every corner of the country to join the March, and the unprecedented turnout was the product of the tireless work of civil rights strategist Bayard Rustin, A. Phillip Randolph, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a coalition of civil rights, labor and religious organizations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Background. On August 28, 1963, more than 200, 000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. as part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.