People involved
How many people showed up to the march?
When was the Civil Rights Act Passed?
1964
“And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow,----------------¨Martin Luther King JR. What is the blank?
I still have a dream
Who had an idea for a march for black soldiers in 1941?
A. Philip Randolph
Why was the march started?
The disagreements about the unfairness between the blacks and whites.
Who led the march?
Martin Luther King JR
What act was passed in 1965?
The Voting Rights Act
When Mahalia Jackson yelled out to Martin Luther King JR., what did she want him to talk about?
To talk about the dream
How many people came together at the Lincoln Memorial for the Brown v. Board of Education case?
25,000
What was this speech rated in 1999?
This speech would later on be voted the number one speech at the time.
Who was the president at the time of the march?
John F. Kennedy
Who was assassinated a few months after the March?
President John F. Kennedy
¨To those who have said, “------------------,” we have long said that we cannot be patient. -John Lewis What is the blank?
Be patient and wait
How long did it take for the March on Washington to be organized?
Less than 3 months
what award did Martin Luther King JR. win a year after his speech?
The Nobel Peace Prize.
Name someone who performed at the march?
Bob Dylan, Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, and Mahalia Jackson.
Who was named Man of the Year for Times Magazine in 1963?
Martin Luther King JR.
I have a dream that one day right there in -----------little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” -MLK What is the blank?
Alabama
What does FEPC stand for?
Fair Employment Practice Committee
What women civil rights activist fought to integrate public schools?
Daisy Bates
Name someone besides Martin Luther King JR. that spoke at the march?
Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, and Daisy Bates
In what year did Martin Luther King win the Nobel Peace Prize?
1964
Philip Randolph spoke the famous line. ¨ When we leave, it will be to ----------------------------- home with us into every nook and cranny of the land...¨What is the blank?
carry the civil rights revolution
n what year did Philip Randolph think that they should have the March on Washington?
1957
The men and women would end up marching down different streets. What street did the men march down?
Pennsylvania Avenue