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The March on Washington

By tom henderson

  • The New Deal

    President Roosevelt begins to instate the New Deal, a massive program to Revive the economy.
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    A. P. Randolph begins working on the march

    Fearing that the new deal will leave behind African-American workers, Asa Phillip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car porters, (the first African labor union) begins developing and proposing a march on Washington.

  • The first march attempt

    Randolph calls for a march on Washington to end segregation in the armed forces. in a panic, Roosevelt issues Executive Order 8802, Desegregating the armed forces. The march was called off.

  • Randolph and another activist, bayard Rustin, began planning another march.

  • The 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

    The 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation sparked discussions on civil rights across America.

  • Randolph announces the October March on Washington.

  • JFK Calls For Civil Rights Reform.

    President John F. Kennedy addresses the social chaos by announcing that he will push for civil rights legislation.

  • The March begins

    Thousands traveled to Washington DC by train, plane and automobile.

  • The March Takes Place

    Around the Lincoln Memorial, the marchers meet. Various iconic speeches are heard, including Martin Luther king's "I have a dream" speech.

  • JFK Is Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald

  • President Lydon Baines Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ending segragation.