Overview
They came from all corners of the United States: from big cities, and small towns, from the rural South, and from the urban North. Holding signs that read "We Demand Voting Rights Now!" and "No U.S. Dough To Help Jim Crow," more than 250,000 people of all ages, races and religions joined together in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963 for what would become one of the most historic events in U.S. history and in the fight for racial equality: the March on Washington. In The March on Washington award-winning author James Haskins offers a comprehensive narrative of this important event. Through vivid descriptions of the racial and social climate of the United States, and personal accounts from march organizers, participants, and witnesses, Haskins explains not only how, but why the march was organized. Journey to the segregated South and experience what it was like for African Americans to live under Jim Crow laws. Join A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders as they formulate the plans for the march. Stand in the crowd of the more than 250,000 marchers that convened in the nation's capital for one of the most important events in the African-American struggle for freedom and justice. Witness the March on Washington, from A. Philip Randolph's initial idea, to its triumphant outcome and lasting legacy.Discusses the people and events connected with the 1963 March on Washington, as well as the consequences of this well-known civil rights demonstration.
Synopsis
They came from all corners of the United States: from big cities, and small towns, from the rural South, and from the urban North. Holding signs that read "We Demand Voting Rights Now!" and "No U.S. Dough To Help Jim Crow," more than 250,000 people of all ages, races and religions joined together in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963 for what would become one of the most historic events in U.S. history and in the fight for racial equality: the March on Washington. In The March on Washington award-winning author James Haskins offers a comprehensive narrative of this important event. Through vivid descriptions of the racial and social climate of the United States, and personal accounts from march organizers, participants, and witnesses, Haskins explains not only how, but why the march was organized. Journey to the segregated South and experience what it was like for African Americans to live under Jim Crow laws. Join A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders as they formulate the plans for the march. Stand in the crowd of the more than 250,000 marchers that convened in the nation's capital for one of the most important events in the African-American struggle for freedom and justice. Witness the March on Washington, from A. Philip Randolph's initial idea, to its triumphant outcome and lasting legacy.