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March On Washington Returns To Lincoln Memorial 63 Years After Iconic MLK Speech
(From DC Media Group)
Washington DC—Thousands returned to the Lincoln Memorial on Friday morning in a referendum of government for failing to honor its commitment to equal rights for everyone. The March On Washington 2026 was held 63 years to the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. His impassioned message helped usher the civil rights movement from a footnote into prime time, and supercharged the movement which is still going today. It set the standard for what social and economic equality should look like. Friday’s march revived Dr. King’s call to social and economic equality.
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One after another, speakers said that the nation had failed to keep its promise of equality. They spoke with the same rhythm and reason as Martin Luther King Jr. near the footprints he left 63 years ago. Their words contrasted the country’s 1963 legislative promises against its failed delivery of social and economic access. They concluded that legislative changes to civil rights promises in 2026 were giant steps backwards.
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August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte.
#civilrights #diahanncarroll #paulnewman #charltonheston #marlonbrando #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #jamesgarner #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #sammydavisjr #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory
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August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte.
#civilrights #paulnewman #charltonheston #marlonbrando #harrybelafonte #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory
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August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte
#civilrights #charltonheston #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory
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Was all set to take a bus trip to #WashingtonDC this morning with #AlSharpton’s National Action Network, but after waiting around for the bus, we received word that all buses nationwide were cancelled. The information I got is that the parking permit for all the buses was revoked “on orders from the White House.” I don’t have anything to back that up, it’s just what we were told.
Kinda curious whether anyone else had registered for the #MarchOnWashington and actually boarded a bus… #FuckTrump
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Important American History Moments That Happened in August
African American history is American history, and August includes several major turning points in the nation’s political, cultural, labor and civil-rights story.
From the arrival of Africans at Point Comfort in 1619 to the March on Washington in 1963, the month includes moments of achievement, resistance, tragedy and transformation. August also marks the anniversaries of the Voting Rights Act, Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court confirmation and the birth of the nation’s first African American president.
Here are some of the most important African American history dates to remember in August.
August 4, 1961: Barack Obama Was Born
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961. He became the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office when he was inaugurated in January 2009.
Obama served two terms as president, from 2009 to 2017. His election represented a historic milestone nearly 150 years after the abolition of slavery and more than four decades after the Voting Rights Act became law.
Learn more from the Obama White House Archives.
August 6, 1965: The Voting Rights Act Was Signed
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on August 6, 1965.
The landmark legislation prohibited racially discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests used to prevent Black citizens from registering to vote. It also authorized federal intervention in jurisdictions with documented histories of discrimination.
The law followed years of organizing and sacrifice by civil-rights activists, including the voting-rights campaign and marches in Selma, Alabama.
Read the Voting Rights Act at the National Archives.
August 9, 1936: Jesse Owens Won His Fourth Olympic Gold Medal
Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as a member of the United States 4-by-100-meter relay team.
Owens also earned gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump. His achievements challenged Nazi Germany’s claims of Aryan racial superiority and established him as one of the most accomplished athletes in Olympic history.
Owens returned to a segregated United States, where he continued to face racial discrimination despite his international success.
August 17, 1887: Marcus Garvey Was Born
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in Jamaica on August 17, 1887.
Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and became one of the early 20th century’s most influential advocates for Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism and economic independence.
His movement encouraged people of African descent around the world to take pride in their heritage, build Black-owned institutions and pursue political and economic self-determination.
August 18, 1920: The 19th Amendment Was Ratified
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, prohibiting the federal government and states from denying voting rights based on sex.
Although the amendment represented an important victory, it did not guarantee equal access to the ballot for all women. Black women, particularly those living in the South, continued to confront poll taxes, literacy tests, intimidation, violence and other discriminatory barriers.
Black women remained central to the continuing struggle for voting rights, which eventually helped produce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Explore the 19th Amendment through the National Archives.
August 20, 1619: Africans Arrived at Point Comfort
The arrival of Africans at Point Comfort in the English colony of Virginia is traditionally commemorated on August 20.
Approximately 20 Africans were brought to Virginia aboard the English privateer White Lion in late August 1619. The event became an important moment in the development of racialized slavery in English North America.
The date should be understood within a broader history. Africans were present in other parts of the Americas and North America before 1619, and historians continue to examine the status and experiences of the Africans who arrived in Virginia.
August 21, 1831: Nat Turner’s Rebellion Began
Nat Turner and a group of enslaved people began an uprising in Southampton County, Virginia, on August 21, 1831.
Turner, an enslaved preacher, believed he had been called to lead people out of slavery. The rebellion became one of the most consequential uprisings by enslaved people in United States history.
Authorities responded with executions and widespread violence against Black residents. Southern lawmakers also imposed more restrictive laws designed to control the movement, education and religious activities of enslaved and free Black people.
Learn more from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
August 25, 1925: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Was Organized
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was organized in 1925 under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph.
Pullman porters performed demanding work while facing low wages, long hours and racial discrimination. Their union became a pioneering force in the Black labor movement and eventually secured a landmark collective-bargaining agreement.
The Brotherhood’s organizing helped connect economic justice, workers’ rights and the emerging civil-rights movement.
Explore the history of the Pullman porters through the National Park Service.
August 27, 1963: W.E.B. Du Bois Died
Scholar, author and civil-rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana on August 27, 1963, one day before the March on Washington.
Du Bois was a co-founder of the NAACP and an influential advocate for civil rights, higher education and Pan-African unity. His writings examined race, democracy, economics and the experiences of Black Americans.
His death came as a new generation of activists prepared to gather in Washington to demand jobs, equality and freedom.
August 28, 1955: Emmett Till Was Murdered
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black teenager from Chicago, was abducted and murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi on August 28, 1955.
His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, made the courageous decision to hold an open-casket funeral. Images showing the brutality inflicted on her son were published by Black media outlets and seen around the world.
Till’s murder and the acquittal of the two white men charged with the crime helped galvanize a new generation of civil-rights activists.
Read Emmett Till’s story from the Smithsonian.
August 28, 1963: The March on Washington Took Place
Approximately 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
The demonstration brought national attention to employment discrimination, segregation, voting rights and the need for comprehensive civil-rights legislation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
The march became one of the defining events of the Civil Rights Movement and helped build momentum for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Explore the March on Washington through the National Park Service.
August 30, 1967: Thurgood Marshall Was Confirmed to the Supreme Court
The United States Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as an associate justice of the Supreme Court on August 30, 1967.
Marshall became the first African American to serve on the nation’s highest court. Before joining the Supreme Court, he was a leading civil-rights attorney who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Marshall served on the Supreme Court from 1967 until 1991.
View the Senate’s historical record.
Why August 28 Is Especially Important in Black History
August 28 stands out as an exceptionally consequential date in African American history.
Emmett Till was murdered on August 28, 1955. Eight years later, the March on Washington brought approximately 250,000 people to the nation’s capital. W.E.B. Du Bois had died in Ghana just one day before the march.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has highlighted August 28 because of the number of major events connected to Black history that have occurred on that date.
Keep Learning About African American History
These anniversaries provide opportunities to learn about the people and movements that transformed the United States. They also remind us that progress resulted from sustained organizing, courage, creativity and sacrifice.
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#AfricanAmericanHistory #BarackObama #BlackHistory #BlackLaborHistory #CivilRightsMovement #DoRaleigh #EmmettTill #JesseOwens #MarchOnWashington #MarcusGarvey #NatTurner #News #RaleighHistory #ThurgoodMarshall #VotingRightsAct #WEBDuBois -
🔥 Fascism depends on silence. Democracy depends on participation. The people are rising to protect our votes, our voices, and our freedom. #VotingRights #MarchOnWashington
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✊ From every community and every corner of the country, the people are standing up for freedom, progress, and the right to vote.
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🗳️ The people are rising for freedom over fascism, progress over division, and power to the people. We will defend and protect
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And the #Marines were held in reserve on several occasions: after #MLK won his battle against Bull Connor in the 1963 #Birmingham, #Alabama, campaign for #desegregation of downtown stores, during which firebombings of a #CivilRights headquarters & King’s brother’s hotel room had sparked riots, & during the 1963 #MarchOnWashington.
#law #Trump #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #military #NationalGuard #LosAngeles #autocracy
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Finally! Mark your calendars - April 5th at 1pm we're marching on #Washington!
@indivisibleteam is organizing a national day of action, and there are #HandsOff marches planned all over the country that day if you can't make it to #WashingtonDC
But if you're able to come to #DC we need you there! The more the merrier so these fascists get the fucking message!
More details here 👇
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764186/
#Resist #Protest #DirectAction #Democracy #MarchOnWashington #USpol
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@KamalaHarrisWin
#DementiaDon is disconnected from reality.He has ALREADY claimed his #Jan6 rally drew "more people than #MLK's speech... I heard he drew a million people." (#DonnieDumbass conflating The #MarchOnWashington with the 1996 "Million Man March".)
(BTW: The official number for Jan6 was 15,000.)
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On this day in 1963. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place. It's where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his exalted speech "I Have a Dream" to more than 250,000 people.
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“There Is a #Better #World Out There:” Why The #GenderLiberationMovement Is #Marching on #Washington
On September 14th, #trans #organizers and #reproductivejustice #advocates will #MarchOnWashington to #demand the #right to #bodilyautonomy.
“#Trans people and #LGBTQ+ #immigrants deserve the #right to #exist, to be here, and to #fight for their #rights.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #Activism #Representation #Culture
https://www.them.us/story/gender-liberation-movement-march-on-washington-feature
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OBSERVATION: #DementiaDon not only believed more people attended his #Jan6 "Stop the Steal" rally (56K) than attended #MLK's "#MarchOnWashington" (250K)... an insulting & #racist comparison... but he clearly confused the MoW with Farrakhan's 1995 "Million Man March" (he actually SAID the King march was "a million people, or so they say".)
So, he actually believes "more than a million people" attended his Jan6 rally. 😵 🤦♂️
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@danielleigh @timo21 @lolgop
Longtime #UAW leader Walter Reuther was ally of Cesar Chavez / United Farm Workers, spoke at March on Washington with #MLK, was at #Selma march. (BTW, Henry Ford, via thug Harry Bennett, was ruthless against Reuther.)
Recommend reading (or even browsing 😉):
Walter P. Reuther Remembered 50 Years After His Death
https://www.archivingwheeling.org/blog/walter-p-reuther-remembered-50-years-after-his-death
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Bayard Rustin, whose role in organizing the march on Washington was sidelined, is finally given his due in George C. Wolfe’s latest film 'Rustin'
#marchonwashington #civilrights #mlk #blackhistory
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New from Solzy at the Movies: Rustin Introduces Bayard Rustin to a New Generation
#Rustin #BayardRustin #CivilRights #MarchOnWashington #film #movies #Netflix
https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2023/11/09/rustin-introduces-bayard-rustin-to-a-new-generation/
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#BarackObama is co-producing a biopic about #BayardRustin , who was the chief organizer of the #MarchOnWashington in 1963 and the one who ‘preached’ the strategy of #NonViolentProtest to #MLKjr.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/barack-obama-on-march-on-washington-organizer-bayard-rustin/
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New #book looks beyond '#Mr. #MarchonWashington' to the real #BayardRustin
“Bayard Rustin: A #Legacy of #Protest and #Politics” #honors the #gay #civilrights #activist’s relentless #pursuit of #truth by casting a #criticaleye on his #life and #work.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Activism #Politics #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Representation #Culture #RoleModels #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon
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Reflections on the 60th anniversary of the #MarchonWashington for #Jobs and #Freedom — and the work that remains
https://aftvoices.org/reflections-on-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington-for-jobs-and-freedom-and-the-work-975726926fab -
The March on Washington was the product of a long and arduous journey. Each moment built upon the previous one, generating momentum and solidarity among civil rights activists. By the time the march occurred in 1963, it stood on the shoulders of decades of activism, struggle, and resilience.
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