The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 (© Bettmann/Corbis)
【August 28 2013】Today marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. As many as 300,000 people congregated at the Washington Monument and walked to the Lincoln Memorial to hear from various civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. The March on Washington is considered a landmark moment in the civil rights movement, galvanizing popular support for its causes and setting the stage for passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..
