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The March On Washington
You may have learned about the March on Washington in school, or you may have overheard your parents talking about it. "What is it exactly, and how did it make a difference in the world?" you may be thinking. Well, I know and am excited to teach you. The March on Washington occurred on August 28, 1963 and is remembered as a great day for African American rights in the United States. "The idea of a major demonstration in Washington, in the nation's capital, that brought together all of the major civil rights organizations would be a statement very different from what was happening around the country,"-Harry Rubinstein. Harry Rubinstein is correct and Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders decided to have another march on Washington
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