On August 28, 1963 one of the largest Civil Rights march in the history of the United of States took place in Washington D.C, it was also the most famous for being non-violent. More than 250,000 people from all around the United States gathered together for this march. Most of them were African Americans and another 60,000 were white people. Some were famous, some were rich celebrities and some were poor laborer. People were from different religious organizations, labor unions, different Civil Rights groups, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) all came together to march for freedom, jobs, and demand for justice. The march began at the Washington monument and end at the Lincoln Memorial. This was a two mile walk. Phillip Randolph, a black labor leader. He was also head of the negro American …show more content…
The march organizers demanded the desegregation of all schools and the economic justice for equal access to public facilities and accommodations, education, housing, and jobs. Another important demand was for a federal fair employment practices act that would ban discriminatory hiring practices known had the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation the March on Washington was highly publicized in the new media. There were no major disturbances. Everyone (marchers) behaved with dignity, and respect. Many people witnessed for the very first time black and white people being united, marching, and celebrating hand in hand, arm in arm, side by side in unity. It was a sight to be seen, whether in person or on television. The March on Washington was a day for hopes and dreams. A day for blacks and whites to come together in the struggle for Civil Rights. Together for equality for all