People involved
impact of march
famous lines from speech
leading up to the march
Fun Facts
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How many people showed up to the march?

250,000 people
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When was the Civil Rights Act Passed?

1964

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“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

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Who had an idea for a march for black soldiers in 1941?

A. Philip Randolph

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Why was the march started?

The disagreements about the unfairness between the blacks and whites.

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Who led the march?

Martin Luther King JR

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What act was passed in 1965?

The Voting Rights Act

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When Mahalia Jackson yelled out to Martin Luther King JR., what did she want him to talk about?

To talk about the dream

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How many people came together at the Lincoln Memorial for the Brown v. Board of Education case?

25,000

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What was this speech rated in 1999?

This speech would later on be voted the number one speech at the time.

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Who was the president at the time of the march?

John F. Kennedy 

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Who was assassinated a few months after the March?

President John F. Kennedy

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¨To those who have said, “------------------,” we have long said that we cannot be patient. -John Lewis What is the blank?

Be patient and wait

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How long did it take for the March on Washington to be organized?

Less than 3 months

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what award did Martin Luther King JR. win a year after his speech?

The Nobel Peace Prize.

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Name someone who performed at the march?

Bob Dylan, Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, and Mahalia Jackson.

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Who was named Man of the Year for Times Magazine in 1963?

Martin Luther King JR.

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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

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What does FEPC stand for?

Fair Employment Practice Committee

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What women civil rights activist fought to integrate public schools?

Daisy Bates

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Name someone besides Martin Luther King JR. that spoke at the march?

Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, and Daisy Bates

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In what year did Martin Luther King win the Nobel Peace Prize?

1964

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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

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n what year did Philip Randolph think that they should have the March on Washington?

1957

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The men and women would end up marching down different streets. What street did the men march down?

Pennsylvania Avenue