March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Style Magazine Newswire | 9/4/2020, 2:30 p.m.
At the original march – 57-years ago in 1963 – Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln …

At the original march – 57-years ago in 1963 – Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech in which he called for an end to racism. Roughly 250,000 people attended In support of ending racism.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. This year, it was held on August 27-29, 2020. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.

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