March+on+Washington

=March on Washington I deleted transcript & linked it. You need more on the __march.__ BT=

August 28th 1963
//"The momumental day in which the Black civil rights movement commenced onto Washington"//

At eight o'clock on the morning of August 28, with only fifty people on the monument grounds, it appeared that the event would be smaller than anticipated. However, by ten o'clock there was a huge crowd of people. By the end of the day, 250,000 people had gathered. Participants included blacks, whites, actors, and about three hundred Congressional representatives. It was on this monumental day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.

//.//

Ultimately, proclaimed King at the end of his speech, he believed that one day blacks and whites would come together and sing the old Negro spiritual, “Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last.” President Kennedy who was extremely impressed with this show of african american unity and their power and persistence invited King and the other leaders to meet with him at the White House to discuss the current legislation. Kennedy assured them of his commitment to its passage, but also stated that he was concerned the bill would become a hard fought battle due to the lack of support by Republican senators. The leaders left the White House feeling certain of Kennedy’s support, but unsure when and whether the bill would pass. The March on washington became a catalyst for the Black civil rights movement in America and was largely responsible for the new legislation passing.