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Vor 5 Tagen · The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
Vor 2 Tagen · Civil Rights Act, (1964), comprehensive U.S. legislation intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. It is often called the most important U.S. law on civil rights since Reconstruction (1865–77) and is a hallmark of the American civil rights movement.
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- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in the United States. The act ga...
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law on July 2, 1964, by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been proposed by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Vor 4 Tagen · Those mass protests culminated on August 28, 1963, in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which attracted over 200,000 participants. King used his concluding “I Have a Dream” speech at the march as an opportunity to link Black civil rights aspirations with traditional American political values.
Vor 2 Tagen · 2017 Women's MarchWomen's March on Washington. The Women's March [13] [14] [15] [a] was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president. It was prompted by Trump's policy positions and rhetoric, which were considered misogynistic and represented a threat to the rights of women.
Vor 4 Tagen · John Lewis, a civil rights leader and politician, helped plan the March on Washington. What did the American civil rights movement accomplish? The American civil rights movement broke the entrenched system of racial segregation in the South and achieved crucial equal-rights legislation.
Vor 3 Tagen · In May 1941, as the United States mobilized for World War II, black labor activist A. Philip Randolph threatened an "'all out' thundering march on Washington" to protest ongoing job discrimination in government agencies and defense industries.
Vor 4 Tagen · Wilkins, Randolph, and the other civil rights leaders initially report to President Kennedy on the March on Washington, but then turn the conversation to the pending civil rights legislation in Congress and the need for action to ensure equality.
