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Today's march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Is now delivering his highly anticipated speech. "I Have A Dream"

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Highly anticipated crowds awaits Martin Luther King Jr. Famous Speech "I Have A Dream".

Sammy Davis, Jr., actor and performer, with Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP at the March on Washington.

Marchers including one man perched in a tree.

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National Baseball League player, Jackie Robinson with his son at the March on Washington.

Softly, as the crowds move , they chant the familiar civil rights hymn:

“Deep in my heart I do believe … some day we shall overcome.”

By Pete Seeger

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Though the temperature is a balmy 84 degrees and a cool wind stirred, many marchers fainted by the wayside. More than 1,700 is being treated at first aid tents or hospitals for ills such as ribs fractured in the crush, headaches and insect bites.

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💡 Anna Arnold Hedgemen is "really key in pulling off the march, Hedgemen is the only woman on the organizing committee.

Anna Arnold Hedgemen standing beside Martin Luther King 🙏🏿

Protestors are demanding Voting Rights , Decent housing, and Jobs.

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Prayer at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, by Rabbi Uri Miller 🙏🏿

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Although doomsayers predicted violent crowds, the March has been peaceful, pleasant, and orderly so far.

Honored guest, Rosa Parks, heroin of the Movement, speaks at the opening ceremony for the March on Washington.

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March on Washington August 28, 1963. Marion Anderson singing "The National Anthem"..

Live Video Coverage: The largest demonstration to take place in Washington.

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August 28, 1963. Today is a very important day in history. We've reported over 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Also known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the event is aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation.

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Here's an organized manual to be prepared for the Washington march.

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