Official Program for the March on Washington (1963)

Quotation: March Washington (program), 19/28/1963; Bayard Rustin thesis; John F. Kennedy Library; National Archives and Records Administration

The program lists the events held in Lincoln Memorial Hall for work and freedom in Washington, March 1963, August 28, 1963. The highlight of the march attracted 250,000 people It was a speech by Martin Luther King 'I'm dreaming'.

The civil rights movement in the late 1950s and the 1960s in America was a political, legal and social struggle for the achievement of full citizenship and racial equality of black Americans. Individuals and civil rights groups conduct various activities to oppose apartheid and discrimination such as protest march, boycott, refusal to comply with apartheid law

On August 28, 1963, over 250,000 demonstrators participated in the capital to participate in "Washington in March for Employment and Freedom." This is not only the largest human rights demonstration in American history, it is also a rare appearance of solidarity in various civil rights groups. This event began at the meeting held at the Washington Monument, where several celebrities and musicians gathered. Later, the participants marched to the memorial hall with a mile National Mall. The three-hour program at the Lincoln Memorial Hall includes prominent civil rights and lectures by religious leaders. This day was over at the White House Summit Meeting with President John F. Kennedy at the White House.

Washington's idea in March 1963 was invented by long-term civil rights activist A. Phillip Randolph who is dedicated to improving the economic situation of black-American Americans. When Randolph proposes the parade for the first time at the end of 1962, he received an answer from another civil rights leader. He knows that cooperation will be difficult because everyone has their own citizenship agenda and leaders compete for funds and news coverage. Success in March in Washington depends on the so-called "six majors" - Randolph and the heads of five civil rights groups. - National Association Roy Wilkin (Advancement of Colored People) Sis for the Advancement of Colored People Sis; Pastor Martin Luther of Urban Alliance, Whitney Young, Jr. South Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) ; James Farmer of the Race and Equality Meeting (CORE); John Lewis of the Student Nonviolence Coordination Committee (SNCC)

Randolph's reliable colleague Bayard Rustin was in charge of the details and composition of the parade. Rustin is an experienced activist with extensive experience in organizing popular protest actions. In just two months, Rustin founded a headquarters in Harlem in New York and a small office in Washington. He and the core staff of 200 volunteers soon organized the greatest peaceful demonstration in American history.

To listen to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, please see the speech archive of the University of California at Berkeley.

I remember going to Washington. D. During the summer of 1963. We visited in July. Because Martin Luther King held the March issue in Washington, Washington attracted world attention in the second half of August 1963. The civil rights movement is exciting and leading young African Americans from Georgia. When I visited Washington DC for the first time, I was scared. Some of our presidential monumental architecture such as Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and the majesty of the US Capitol are wonderful. I remember my uncle who worked at the House of Representatives took us to visit and showed us his office to the parliament. The Iwo Jima Memorial Museum is heading to the apartment of the brothers in Arlington, Virginia. The bronze soldiers raised the flag - that is amazing.

March: An amazing event was held on August 28, 1963. More than 250,000 people gathered in our nation's capital to participate in Jobs and free activities in Washington in March. The parade began at the Washington Monument and eventually began at a meeting in the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. announced a historical "I'm dreaming" speech and insisted on racial harmony did. Even the youngest reader can experience the thrill of the day. 2 to 7 years old. This is not fair. Emma Tenayuca's "Just Struggle": vividly depicts early injustice encountered by a young Mexican-American girl in San Antonio in the 1920s. Emma Tenayuca learned to starve the deaths of many Mexican Americans and paid close attention to poverty and hunger during the unreasonably long working hours of 3 cents per hour at the pecan shell factory in the city It is.