March on Washington 1965

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Ku_Klux_Klan
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:I_Have_a_Dream_speech
gptkbp:attendees over 250,000 people
gptkbp:date August 28, 1965
gptkbp:demands economic justice
fair employment practices
voting rights for African Americans
end to racial segregation
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
racial discrimination
post-World War II America
African American struggle for equality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label March on Washington 1965
gptkbp:impact increased awareness of racial inequality
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future protests
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Andrew_Young
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Ella_Baker
gptkb:Angela_Davis
gptkb:Cesar_Chavez
gptkb:Jesse_Jackson
gptkb:Louis_Farrakhan
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_III
gptkb:Bayard_Rustin
gptkb:James_Farmer
gptkb:Fannie_Lou_Hamer
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkb:Stokely_Carmichael
gptkb:Diane_Nash
gptkb:Dorothy_Height
gptkb:Julian_Bond
gptkb:Coretta_Scott_King
gptkb:Marian_Wright_Edelman
gptkb:Whitney_Young
gptkb:Al_Raby
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Mahalia_Jackson
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:outcome influence on public policy
inspiration for future generations
cultural impact on music and art
mobilization of activists
strengthening of civil rights organizations
increased federal support for civil rights
greater public support for civil rights legislation
gptkbp:purpose civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Birmingham_Campaign
gptkb:Freedom_Summer
gptkb:March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:significance pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:theme jobs and freedom