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The March on Washington
The march on Washington was a peaceful march and protest that took place in Washington D.C.. Thousand upon thousands of people joined the march in search for equal rights and jobs for African American Citizens. The biggest event that had happened at the march was Martin Luther King's speech "I have a dream" the speech was very out spoken for the black community and supporters of it. The speech was performed in front of the Abraham Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C. Other then his speech there were lots of activities going one other politicians gave speeches and other motivational speakers did as well, the crown and communities sang and laughed and tried to make peace and spread that throughout people who needed it.
Famous Quotes from Mr. King's speech.
I think that the peaceful protests that are held around the United States today relates to The March on Washington.
The protest now a days are almost the exact same as the March on Washington the only difference is that the protest now a days are for justice in comparison to what they protested for at the march. The marches now a days consist of justice for African American men and or women getting shot by police officers but now a days the media goes crazy and makes up stories and adds twists to them for reviews and viewers. The protest aren't violent mostly today they just want a say like the political protest from Mr. Trump becoming president they just don't agree with his views and think they should have a say just like the African American people thought they should have a say in how they are treated and what they want to do for work.
Goals of the March on Washington
The main goal of the march was to try to create justice and freedom for African Americans who were being discriminated. Also, another goal was to stop segregation and make everyone equal.
Works Cited
Staff, T. D. (n.d.). The 15 best quotes from Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech | Deseret News. Retrieved April 26, 2017, from http://www.deseretnews.com/top/1744/0/The-15-best-quotes-from-Martin-Luther-Kings-I-Have-a-Dream-speech.html?scrlybrkr=7b0074ab
Suebsaeng, A. (2017, February 02). These Are the Groups Behind Those 'Spontaneous' Anti-Trump-Ban Protests. Retrieved April 26, 2017, from http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/02/these-are-the-groups-behind-those-spontaneous-anti-trump-ban-protests.html?scrlybrkr=08f55bc6
History.com Staff. (2009). March on Washington. Retrieved April 26, 2017, from http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington?scrlybrkr=380c639e
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Created with images by runneralan2004 - "Martin Luther King Memorial"