Here are four concrete ways the March on Washington changed the U.S.: From ... none perhaps more enduring and meaningful to the great audience he sought to reach than that vision of children ...

On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was the brainchild of longtime civil rights activist and labor ...

WASHINGTON — A massive demonstration is planned for the weekend before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office on Inauguration Day. Dubbed "The People's March on Washington," the rally ...

(JTA) — Six decades ago, shortly before Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Rabbi Joachim Prinz called for racial ...

Demonstrators staged in squares around Washington ahead of the march, pounding drums and yelling chants under ... The march paused briefly when a man in a red Make America Great Again hat and a green ...

Finally, six of the most prominent black leaders gathered in New York City on July 2 to plan a civil rights march on Washington. From left: John Lewis, chairman Student Non-Violence Coordinating ...

As one such technique, tomorrow's "March on Washington to end the war in Vietnam" represents an important and worthwhile attempt at focusing disagreement with the government. The presence of ...

Protesters represented progressive views on causes, including immigration, climate change and abortion rights. The march was the successor of the "Women's March" that took place ahead of Trump's first ...

In 1963, a quarter of a million people marched on Washington to highlight racial injustice and to put pressure on Congress to pass Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill. The march was made up of both ...