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Local and Grassroots Organizing
Local civil rights organizations such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) begin grassroots organizing efforts across the United States.
Community leaders, activists, and ordinary citizens engage in protests, sit-ins, and voter registration drives to challenge racial segregation and discrimination in their respective communities. -
Planning for the March on Washington
A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and other civil rights leaders begin planning a large-scale demonstration in Washington, D.C., to demand civil rights legislation and economic justice.
Local civil rights organizations, churches, labor unions, and student groups contribute to the planning efforts, mobilizing their members and communities to participate. -
March on Washington
Approximately 250,000 demonstrators, including civil rights activists, labor leaders, religious groups, and ordinary citizens, gather at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The march features prominent speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr., who delivers his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, calling for racial equality and justice.
The event receives extensive media coverage and captures the attention of the nation, highlighting the unity and determination of the civil rights movement. -
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Impact and Legacy:
The March on Washington amplifies the demands of the civil rights movement and contributes to the passage of key legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
It serves as a powerful example of the effectiveness of grassroots organizing and collective action in advancing social change on a national scale.