What Is The Impact Of The 1963 March On Washington

In 1963, Dr. King led his Civil Rights group in a nonviolent campaign to Birmingham, Alabama, known at the time as the “most segregated city in America,” because of the bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church that claimed the lives of four innocent children. This protest was called “Project C” the “C” for Birmingham Confrontation with the fight for justice and morality in race relations (King, 1998). Dr. King used technology as a tool to spread his message, like how we use social media today. The brutality of the city’s police, was illustrated by the images on the television. These images of young blacks being assaulted by dogs and water hoses, led to a national outrage. The power of television led the push for unprecedented civil rights legislation, which was backed by President Kennedy. During the Birmingham campaign Dr. King was arrested again, and while he was in jail he began to write the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” the manifesto of Dr. King’s philosophy and tactics, which is today required-reading in universities worldwide (Moses, 1998). On August 28, 1963, Dr. King organized the march on Washington D.C. and delivered the most important speeches of his life “I had a dream.” The 1963 March on Washington was a deliberate effort to express dissatisfaction with America’s treatment of black citizen, and it was
King. At just 35 years old, Dr. King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. According to Karl Mattson (1999), Dr. King’s acceptance speech His acceptance speech in Oslo is thought to be among the most powerful message ever delivered at the event. Also in 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which finally eliminated legalized racial segregation in the United States. For the first time in America blacks were finally backed by legislation that made it illegal to discriminate against blacks and other minorities in hiring, public areas, education, and