MLK: March on Washington Strategy (1963)
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Civil rights leaders debated whether to march on Washington. Some feared it would provoke violence or fail to draw crowds. The march drew 250,000 people and produced King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
March on Washington
1963
year
Could fail publicly, provoke backlash
risk
250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial
scale
Chosen — 'I Have a Dream,' helped pass Civil Rights Act
outcome
Focus on Local Actions
1963
year
Lower — proven effective (Birmingham)
risk
City by city
scale
Continued alongside national action
outcome
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