Talk:March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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"About 250,000 people were in attendance, of which 60,000 were white people."
"Four out of five marchers were African American. "
This doesn't add up.
pooop
Ň č Ď ď Ě ě this is bullshit, if only because Martin Luther King, Jr., cited as one of primary organizers of the March on Washington, actually contributed very little to the real organization of the March on Washington. As a matter of fact, the idea, which is often attributed to him, was initially conceived by female SNCC activists. Also, while this is arguably one of the most important moments in the American Civil Right's Movement and indeed America history, the article on this monumental event is criminally brief.
Insertformulahere2005 Protesters from around the country joined a march in Washington D.C. organized by ANSWER Coalition and United for Peace and Justice to promote peace and an end to the occupation of Iraq. Organizers claim that around 250,000 people attended the demonstration. Police said that 150,000 was "as good a guess as any". C-SPAN, which broadcast the pre-march speeches, is said to have estimated 500,000.
[edit] Why?
Why was the march condemned by the Nation of Islam and Malcolm X? Jimp 22:10, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
From my understanding, SNCC and SCLC were both nonviolent organizations at the time of the march. The Nation of Islam and Malcom X were both more radical groups. A 1964 quote from Malcom X taken from the Wikipedia article on the topic:
"The time for you and me to allow ourselves to be brutalized nonviolently has passed. Be nonviolent only with those who are nonviolent to you. And when you can bring me a nonviolent racist, bring me a nonviolent segregationist, then I'll get nonviolent. But don't teach me to be nonviolent until you teach some of those crackers to be nonviolent."
As I recall, the Nation of Islam did not have an interest in desegregation, they seemed more prone to establishing non-overlapping black and white societies within the walls of America. Again, I'm not 100% sure on this but hopefully my thoughts can be a starting point for your journey into learning about this. why do all blacks have nitemares cause we killed the only one with a dream
[edit] Need to Clean up
This page is unorganized and wacked. I will do all I can to fix it up. - BlackBrotherX7
[edit] Goals
The article talks about the logistics but doesn't talk about the goals or results. Needs more work 68.117.64.25 03:22, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
