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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)

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Meeting name headingMarch on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
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Variant(s)Great March on Washington (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Beginning date1963-08-28
LocatedWashington (D.C.)
Found inI have a dream: original address from the March on Washington, August 1963.
Wikipedia, June 1, 2012 (The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (or "The Great March on Washington," as styled in a sound recording released after the event) was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history and called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. It took place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march)
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