March+On+Washington

Name of Event (1 pt)

March On Washington When/Where this event took place (2 pts)

The March On Washington took place in Washington D.C. in 1963. Who was involved? (3 pts)

The major people of the march were Philip Randolph, Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr. They were also known as "the big six". There was about 250,000 people that also attended the march. What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts)

A few people gave some speeches including Martin Luther king Jr. and Floyd McKissik. Their was also some musical performances. They did this for the the Civil Rights Movement. What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts)

The March On Washington was a very important event in the Civil Rights Movement. People wanted to express how badly they were being treated so they retalliated with non-violence which was a great idea. They showed the inequality from whites to everybody else. Because the march was broadcasted a lot of people started to understand what was going on and that is what needed to happen.They were trying to eliminate employment discrimination.

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts)

I give the the March On Washington an 8. i think it was a good idea to react with non-violence. They used non-violence to show they were innocent people being harrassed. They expressed a lot of points in which they were being treated fairly. Even though African Americans were free they weren't treated like they were. People would endure racial slurs and be beaten just because they were black or aquantinces of blacks. The speeches made were broadcasted and were very strong especially the "I Have A Dream" speech performed by Matrin Luther King Jr. The people there were mostly poor or African American.

Three Images (3 pts) Sources (2 pts) [] []