Time and place
Where did the March on Washington take place?
Washington D.C.
Who was the speaker at the march that also planned and organized most of the march?
Bayard Rustin
The crowd of protestors were?
Peaceful and calm
The march started to get planned in what year?
1962
Protestors were gathered near what memorial?
The Lincoln memorial
Who was the NAACP president that spoke at the march?
Roy Wilkins
How many people were at the march?
More than 200,000
In order to be able to do the March, there was a lot of fund raising and what else needed?
Planning and work
The protestors that were at the march came from where?
All different states
Who was the civil rights veteran that spoke at the march?
Daisy Lee Bates
Why were the protestors protesting?
To bring attention to the racial discrimination that the African Americans and other non whites faced.
The Washington, D.C. police force mobilized how many officers for the march?
5,900
What was the date of the day that the march on washington happened?
August 28, 1963
Who was the leader that gave the "I have a dream speech" at the march?
Martin Luther King Jr.
There were men and women of all different?
Races and some of different religions.
The March was a demonstration for civil rights especially what?
Jobs and freedom
The marchers traveled by what to get to Washington D.C.?
trains, buses, and cars
Who was the speaker at the march that was a member of the SNCC?
John Lewis
The protestors did not cause riots that were?
Destructive
At the march all the marchers came together to listen to what?
songs, speeches, and prayers.