The March on Washington
The Beginning of the Fight for Voting Rights for African Americans
A hot day on August 28, 1963 proved to be one of the most moving days in American history as African Americans and their supporters set out to march across Washington D.C. The March, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and voting rights activists such as yourself, proved to be influential in their fight for civil rights and voter equality. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the Lincoln Memorial and pronounced his famous “I Have a Dream” speech onto the massive congregation. This inspirational speech and monumental protest allowed African American’s voices to finally be heard among constant discrimination throughout the 1950s and the 1960s. After years of struggling to end segregation, African Americans had to continue their fight for the rights that their white counter parts had acquired at birth. Their voices were not only heard among the public population, but gained the attention of many government officials. You have powered through years of segregation and it finally feels like you are making strides for you and your fellow activist's rights. Martin Luther King Jr. meets you among the crowd and asks you to join his team! Will you?