GCSE Edexcel 9-1 History: Washington Peace March facts
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- Created on: 11-03-18 16:01
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- The March on Washington
- Events
- 28th August 1963
- At the White House and Congress
- 250,000 people took part
- 40,000 whites took part
- Non-violent, direct action
- Civil rights activists made speeches
- Martin Luther King performed his "I have a dream" speech
- Causes
- To add increased pressure on Congress to pass a Civil Rights bill
- People wanted a change after the violent events in Birmingham
- More people were wanting a change in the treatment of black
- Significance
- Showed huge civil rights support nationwide
- Broadcast live on TV worldwide
- Gained more support for civil rights
- Confirmed Martin Luther King as the leader of the civil rights movement
- Blacks and whites protested together
- Contributed to the passing of the Civil Rights Act on 2nd July 1964
- Events
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