March on Washington ”If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but by all means, keep moving.” (King Jr. 1) This quote came from Martin Luther King himself, showing he was a positive man who always had hope for what he believed in, and would always keep pushing forward in his movement. From 1955 to 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. Spent all his time fighting for equality. During these times, the United States was segregated. Many fights and riots occurred specifically because of the inequality taking place. King never backed down, he had a different way to go about things. He moved through non violent acts, and was the leader of many protest. One of his most memorable protest ever took place on
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The texts states, “The eloquent speech was immediately recognized as a highlight of the successful protest, and has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement.” (Biography.com 1) It will forever be a moment to remember and history and forever impact our everyday lives. This Protest took place on August 28, 1963, this was a protest heard around the nation. King was at his peak when this protest took place, he had a great amount of followers and the massive crowd of people who attended his speech at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C., around 250,000 people in attendance. The sole purpose of the March on Washington was not to eliminate Jim Crow laws, though the protestors certainly desired to bring a swift end to the segregation that had been institutionalized in the South after the Civil War. The March on Washington brought together many different civil rights groups, labor unions, and religious organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).The march was one of the largest demonstrations for human rights in US history, and a spectacular example of the power of nonviolent direct action. It began at the Washington monument and ended at the Lincoln Memorial, where representatives of the sponsoring organizations delivered speeches.The last speaker of the day was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who delivered what became the most famous speech of the entire civil rights era, the “I Have a Dream” speech, which envisioned a world in which people were judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. The text states, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
The texts states, “The eloquent speech was immediately recognized as a highlight of the successful protest, and has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement.” (Biography.com 1) It will forever be a moment to remember and history and forever impact our everyday lives. This Protest took place on August 28, 1963, this was a protest heard around the nation. King was at his peak when this protest took place, he had a great amount of followers and the massive crowd of people who attended his speech at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C., around 250,000 people in attendance. The sole purpose of the March on Washington was not to eliminate Jim Crow laws, though the protestors certainly desired to bring a swift end to the segregation that had been institutionalized in the South after the Civil War. The March on Washington brought together many different civil rights groups, labor unions, and religious organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).The march was one of the largest demonstrations for human rights in US history, and a spectacular example of the power of nonviolent direct action. It began at the Washington monument and ended at the Lincoln Memorial, where representatives of the sponsoring organizations delivered speeches.The last speaker of the day was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who delivered what became the most famous speech of the entire civil rights era, the “I Have a Dream” speech, which envisioned a world in which people were judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. The text states, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,