March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963)

CTL-E-1561 · Event · parade · 1960s

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Mass demonstration in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963; Roy Wilkins was one of its "Big Six" organizers.

Referenced by

A. Philip Randolph — initiated → this record
A. Philip Randolph / Milton P. Webster / Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters — initiated → this record
Martin Luther King Jr. — related to → this record
Million Man March — related to → this record
Roy Wilkins — related to → this record

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