March On Washington

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation was made a formal document on this date. This was made to free the slaves from non-Union states. They could also not get near the states on the borders such as Maryland and West Virginia.

Fair Employment Practices Committee

Jun 25, 1941

An assamble of 100000 African American convice President Franklin D. Roosevelt an executive order banning discriminations in industries.
With this the Fair Employment Practices Committee was created

Demanded Marches (1950s-1960s)

May 17, 1954

Throughout 1950s and 1960s were marches and demonstrations demanded for equals civil rights.

Planning the March of Washington

Dec 13, 1962

Randolph revived his ideas, African American were unemployed and under paid, thats why him and Rustin began to planning the March of Washington.

March On Washington

Aug 28, 1963

25,0000 civil rights supporters assisted to the March of Washington gather before the Lincoln Monument for songs, prayers, speeches, one of the most famous, Martin Luther King%u2019s %u201C I Have a Dream%u201D. Of the people, 80% were not white. They all wanted freedom and equality.

Civil Rights Act

Jul 2, 1964

Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned racial discrimination in restaurants, hotels and other public places.

Assassination of MLKJ

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on the balcony of his home and he was shot and killed by a sniper's bullet. Some people look at this date as one of the wort days in our history.