Here are seven notable mass gatherings of the Civil Rights Movement. #History #BlackHistoryMonth #MartinLutherKing #CivilRightsMovement #Selma #MarchonWashington #CivilWar
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AdvocatingtheDream:7notablemassgatheringsoftheCivilRightsMovementByMichaelGryboski,EditorSaturday,February15,2025MartinLutherKingJr.addressesacrowdfromthestepsoftheLincolnMemorialwherehedeliveredhisfamous“IHaveaDream”speechduringtheAug.28,1963,marchonWashington,D.C.|PublicDomainBlackHistoryMonthisanannualobservanceintheUnitedStatescenteredoncelebratingAfricanAmericans’history,heritage,culturalinfluenceandsocialcontributions.
It’salsoatimetorememberthegenerations-longstruggleforracialequalityinthecountry,whichsawitshighsandlowsthroughoutthehistoryoftheindependentrepublic.
Aspartofthesuccessfulefforttoadvanceracialequality,manymassgatheringsandactionswereperformedoverthegenerationstochampiontherightsofAfricanAmericans.
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