Title: What Was the March on Washington?
Description: On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s.

El 28 de agosto de 1963, más de 200.000 personas se reunieron en Washington, DC, para exigir igualdad de derechos para todas las razas. Fue allí donde Martin Luther King Jr. pronunció su discurso "Tengo un sueño", y fue esta protesta pacífica la que impulsó las trascendentales leyes de derechos civiles de mediados de los años sesenta.
Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Civil rights demonstrations, Juvenile literature, History, Civil rights movements, juvenile literature, African americans, civil rights, African americans, juvenile literature, Washington (d.c.), history, Washington (d.c.), juvenile literature, Derechos civiles, Historia, Afronorteamericanos, Spanish language materials, Literatura juvenil, United states, history
Places: Washington (D.C.), Estados Unidos
Time periods: 20th century