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Martin Luther King, Jr. (left of centre) and Malcolm X (right) waiting for a press conference, 1964.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (center), with other civil rights supporters lock arms on as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue during the March on Washington, Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.
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Media revised. Jul 02, 2026
Modified link of Web site: PBS - The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. May 04, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - March on Washington: Thousands gather at historic civil rights march. Oct 11, 2025
Anniversary information added. Aug 21, 2025
Added “Did You Know” feature and top questions. Jun 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - We March On: Voices from the Women's March on Washington (PDF). Jun 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Learning for Justice - The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Education Resources Information Center - Teaching the March on Washington. Oct 25, 2024
Cross-reference added. Feb 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Oct 04, 2023
Article revised. Aug 24, 2023
Repetition of Roy Wilkins's name removed. Aug 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Social Welfare History Project - March on Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Jul 27, 2023
Add new Web site: NAACP - The 1963 March on Washington. May 18, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Apr 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Stanford University - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute - March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Feb 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - The March on Washington. Dec 15, 2022
Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - 1963 March On Washington. Mar 02, 2022
Added a quotation from the “I Have a Dream” speech. Mar 16, 2020
Corrected display issue. Jan 31, 2020
Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - March on Washington. Mar 13, 2019
Add new Web site: BlackPast - March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Aug 08, 2016
Add new Web site: Smithsonian - National Museum of African American History and Culture - The Historical Legacy of the March on Washington. Aug 08, 2016
Add new Web site: Our Documents - Official Program for the March on Washington (1963). Aug 08, 2016
Added video. Aug 26, 2015
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Southern Christian Leadership Conference. May 26, 2011
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - March on Washington, 1963. May 26, 2011
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - March on Washington, 1963. May 26, 2011
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. May 26, 2011
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Martin Luther King. May 26, 2011
Media revised. Aug 29, 2008
Media added. Aug 28, 2008
New article added. Aug 26, 2008
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