The March on Washington

Alabama is the most segregated state. In this era, Martin Luther King Jr. was the voice of Civil Rights. At this point, the south was still segregated.

People believed if we give our lives towards segregation because if we do we are taking more of a risk which is also a higher chance of getting rid of segregation.

Martin Luther King Jr. trained people to non-violence and because of this, King was arrested.

Bayard Rustin, A. Phillip Randolph, and Medgar Evers were crucial leaders during this period.

During this time period, Franklin D. Roosevelt was president. Not long after, John F. Kennedy was elected. Leaders were putting together the march on Washington.

Kennedy met with Martin Luther King Jr. and revealed that he had lots of pressure on him because the FBI thought those participating in the march were communist.

As you can see, a lot of different leaders had important roles and contributions to this big march. White people originally thought the march was gonna be a riot because it was a large group of black people coming together. Federal troops were ready just in case anything went down.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (article) | Khan AcademyThe march on Washington was meant to be peaceful, however, nobody knew what would happen.

The day before the march, it was reported that the anticipation was unmeasurable.

Black and white people were together and it was nice to see the mix of colors during this time. Martin Luther King’s famous, “I had a dream” speech was presented and it was very iconic.

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