|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:event
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
3
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Malcolm_X
|
|
gptkbp:affiliated_with
|
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkb:Congress_of_Racial_Equality
|
|
gptkbp:attendees
|
250,000 people
|
|
gptkbp:date
|
August 28, 1963
|
|
gptkbp:historical_context
|
gptkb:political_movement
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
|
|
gptkbp:impact
|
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
|
|
gptkbp:key_figures
|
gptkb:Mahalia_Jackson
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Andrew_Young
gptkb:Daisy_Bates
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkb:Jesse_Jackson
gptkb:Bayard_Rustin
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkb:C._T._Vivian
gptkb:Whitney_Young
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
inspired future protests
commemorated annually
led to increased voter registration efforts
influenced public opinion on civil rights
encouraged political engagement
highlighted economic inequality
promoted nonviolent protest
symbol of unity and strength
influenced the Black Power movement
remains a symbol of the fight for justice
|
|
gptkbp:location
|
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
|
|
gptkbp:media_coverage
|
extensive
|
|
gptkbp:notable_quote
|
gptkb:I_Have_a_Dream
|
|
gptkbp:organizer
|
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
|
|
gptkbp:purpose
|
advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans
|
|
gptkbp:related_event
|
gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Birmingham_Campaign
gptkb:Freedom_Rides
gptkb:March_on_Selma
gptkb:National_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian_and_Gay_Rights
Civil Rights Act of 1964 signing
Voting Rights Act of 1965 signing
|
|
gptkbp:significance
|
pivotal moment in the American civil rights movement
|