#OTD in 1963, the historic March on Washington took place. Washington, D.C. had never seen a demonstration of this magnitude. One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, approximately 250,000 people with the shared goal of achieving social justice gathered in the city. Formally called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the demonstration came together through the efforts of civil rights leaders like Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, and

On this day in history 1963, 250,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. | HISTORY