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- Created by: MillieLynch
- Created on: 27-04-15 23:03
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- 1963: Washington March
- What?
- 200,000 Black and 50,000 White Americans gathered for a political rally
- Completly peaceful march- no violence or even litter!
- King staged the high profile event
- Speeches, songs and prayers
- Campaigned for a range of issues- not only for Civil Rights
- Why?
- Pressure Kennedy to introduce Civil Rights BIll
- Last two Civil Rights laws had not been very effective
- Jobs+ Freedom
- 'I Have a Dream' speech, a call for racial justice and equality
- Pressure Kennedy to introduce Civil Rights BIll
- How?
- People put aside rivalry
- Arrangement made to make sure it was peaceful
- Effect?
- Extreme pressure for government to pass the Civil Rights Act- they did in !964
- Another success for Martin Luther King + non-violence
- Changed many of the public's opinion
- What?
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