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On August 28, 1963, 300,000 people, both black and white, rallied at the Lincoln Memorial to oppose the discrimination and injustices that African Americans faced. Then, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. faced the crowd and spoke of the future he would like to see in his “I Have a Dream” speech. The march was a success, bringing more attention and support to his cause. By the end of the day, King had left his mark on history.
August 28, 1963, over two hundred thousand whites and blacks from all across America came together to Washington D.C. to move forward in the civil rights movement. This march was put together by religious and civil rights groups. John F. Kennedy was the president at the time, he knew they were planning on the march, but showed very little interest on the matter. Many people gave speeches on this day both black and white, but Martin Luther King Jr. gave his perhaps most famous speech ever, the “I Have a Dream!”