A March Remembered
A March Remembered
- What is the title of the article you read?
The title of the article is A March Remembered. Civil rights leaders honor the march—and the speech—that changed the United States.
- Who is the author?
- What is the date of publication?
- Summarize the content of what you read. Describe the situations/events.
This article was written on the topic of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held on August 28, 1963. The original March is remembered is among the most relevant symbols in the 1950s and 60s during the civil rights movement.
In the early 60s, segregation of people on the basis of their race, was norm or acceptable in several parts of the United States. These laws are no longer existent and since then a lot of progress has been made, especially with Baraka Obama, an African-American man being elected as the President twice. Still a lot of work is still to be done. According to this article, the civil rights leaders that included Martin Luther King’s son, Martin Luther King III organized the 50th anniversary March and called it the Realize the Dream Rally.
- What did you learn by reading the article? Use the space below to write your reflection. Be sure to state whether the article was beneficial to you as an English student and why and what you thought about while reading.
This article explains the importance of the March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom, held on August 28, 1963. More than 200,000 people took part in the March against the racial discrimination against them in getting jobs, using the same water fountains, buses and attending the same schools as white population of America. This March was significant during the Civil Right movement in the 1960s that was successful in helping the blacks in America achieve civil equality with their racial counterparts. This article was beneficial to understand one of the most important events during the civil rights movement and how the African-American population in America still cherishes, remember and participate in the 50th anniversary of the event.
