March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

When

28 Aug 1963

Kind

Protest

Coordinates

38.89° N, 77.05° W

Description

1963 demonstration of the civil rights movement

1963 civil rights movement demonstration

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, several popular singers of the time, including Mahalia Jackson and Marian Anderson, performed and many of the movement's leaders gave speeches.

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