March on Washington

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    • The March for Jobs and Freedom had 250,000 people march on Washington
    • It was the largest political protest in US history
    • Martin Luther King made the closing speech ('I have a Dream') that made his role as leader of the Civil Rights movement prominent
    • It showed how much the movement had become
    • The march was held in 1963
    • The crowd was made up of black and white people
    • This showed that they could work and protest together peacefully
    • The size of the March showed huge support for civil rights
    • The march was broadcast live in America and othr countries