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Alles was man wissen muss bezüglich des „March on Washington“!

What was the March on Washington? ▶ March on Washington ▶ When and where did it take place? A political demonstration held by American civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress One of the largest civil rights rallies in US history Around 250,000 people gathered August 28, 1963 At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC., USA What did it achieve? MARCH S FOR ALL "I Have A Dream" JOBS FOR ALL NOW! At the march, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his inspirational "I Have a Dream" speech, which envisioned a world where people were judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. His speech was a call for equality and freedom on behalf of all African Americans. It became one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement and one of the most iconic speeches in American history. No HELP GHTS WE MARCH FOR FREEDOM a-54748602, https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/the-march-on-washington/, https://www.naacp.org/i-have-a-dream-speech-full-march-on-washington/ JOBS NO FREEDO US DOUGH TO HELP JIM GROW The march raised awareness and encouraged Americans to fight for equal rights regardless of race, ethnicity or religion It helped to gather momentum for the passage of the Civil Rights Act (1963) and the Voting Rights Act (1965) Segregation was outlawed and discriminatory practices in employment and voting were prohibited MARCH MARCH OBS NOW! Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/l-Have-A-Dream, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom, https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/march-washington-jobs-and-freedom, https://www.khanacademy.org/ humanities/us-history/postwarera/civil-rights-movement/a/the-march-on-washington-for-jobs-and-freedom, https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington, https://www.dw.com/en/march-on-washington-2020-history-in-the-making/