The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

11%

How many Black's were unemployed?

August 28, 1963

When was the The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

5%

How many White's were unemployed?

Whites earned twice as much as Blacks who were working the identical job.

How much were White's getting paid compared to Black's?

Peter, Paul and Mary Bob Dylan Leon Bibb Odetta Joan Baez Jackie Robinson James Baldwin. Marlon Brando Paul Newman Harry Belafonte Sammy Davis Jr. Burt Lancaster Charlton Heston

What celebrates were involved in the march?

"We are the advanced guard of a massive moral revolution for jobs and freedom...those who deplore our militancy, who exhort patience in the name of false peace, are in fact supporting segregation and exploitation. They would have social peace at the expense of social and racial tensions than enforcing racial democracy."

What did A.Philip Randolph say?

" We don't want our freedom gradually...we want to be free now. We do not want to go to jail, but we will go to jail if this is the price we must pay for love, brotherhood, and true peace. I appeal to all of you to get in this great revolution that is sweeping the nation. Get in and stay in the street of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes."

What did John Lewis say?

Rustin has to organize a march of over 100,000 people in less than six weeks

What does Rustin have to do?

"We have witnessed today in Washington tens of thousands of Americans - both Negro and white - exercising their right to assembly peaceably and direct the widest possible attention to a great national issue....Efforts to secure equal treatment and equal opportunity for all without regard to race, color, creed, or nationalityv are neither novel nor difficult to understand. What is different today is the intensified and widespread public awareness of the need to move forward in achieving these objectives-objectives which are older than this nation. Although this summer has seen remarkable progress in translating civil rights from principles into practices, we have a very long way yet to travel. One cannot help but be impressed with the deep fervor and the quiet dignity that characterizes the thousands who have gathered in the Nation's Capital from across the country to demonstrate their faith and confidence in our democratic form of government. History has seen many demonstrations - of widely varying character and for a whole host of reasons. As our thoughts travel to other demonstrations that have occurred in different parts of the world, this Nation can properly be proud of the demonstration that occurred here today. "

What was Kennedy's response to Kings "I Have a Dream Speech"?

The Children's March and the March on Washington were considered the high water marks of the Civil Rights Movement

What were considered the "High Water Marks" of the civil rights movement?

Postponing the march would justify claims made by Malcolm X that the civil rights leaders were "soft" and controlled by white politicians.

What would Postponing the march do?

June 22, 1963

When did Kennedy meet the Big Six?

Matthew Ahmann Reverend Eugene Carson Blake America Rabbi Joachim Prinz Walter Reuther

Who were added to the Big Six?

A. Philip Randolph Roy Wilkins Whitney Young, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. James Farmer John Lewis

Who were the Big Six?

The Kennedy Administration wanted the march called off out of concern that it would interfere with the passage of the Civil Rights Bill.

Why did the Kennedy Administration want the march called off?