March On Washington Impact

I think that The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom had a very big impact on the United States, and was very important for African American rights (in the United States). However, I didn't always know that. When I first heard about it, I thought that it was some battle from the United States's Revolutionary War, but now I know that it is much more than that. The March on Washington was when people peacefully protested about black rights in the United States. In 1963 African-Americans in the United States didn't have the rights that they deserved. The Civil War had been won, but the African-Americans in the United States still couldn't use the same water fountains as the whites, and didn't get as many job opportunities. On August 28, 1963 the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place, and the people who were planning it aimed to change that. 250,000 people came to peacefully protest about the African-Americans rights in the United States. This event had been carefully planned for. 80,000 lunches were prepared, over 2,200 buses, 22
However, everyone didn't want to go last because they figured that the news crews would have already left. However, Martin said that he would go last, and everyone gladly stuck around to hear him speak. Martin wasn't even planning on giving his "I have a dream speech"! During a pause during Martin's planned remarks, Mahalia Jackson called out "Tell them about the dream, Martin!", referring to something he had mentioned in Detroit before. He then abandoned his planned remarks and told everyone about his dream. Many historians think that Martin's speech and the march were important in the making the civil rights act of 1964, the voting rights act of 1965, both which helped give African Americans in the United States get the rights that they