The 1963 March on Washington, officially called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, took place on August 28, 1963. The number of participants was estimated to be 250,000 people. The March featured many famous speakers and performers and was the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The March received massive media coverage and is credited with propelling the U.S. government’s progress in subsequent civil rights acts. In the memoir, Anne attends the March.
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I sat on the grass and listened to the speakers, to discover we had “dreamers” instead of leaders leading us. Just about every one of them stood up there dreaming. Martin Luther King went on and on talking about his dream. I sat there thinking that in Canton we never had time to sleep, much less dream.
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In late August, Anne attends the March on Washington . She rides up to Washington in an integrated car with Ed King and his...
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