A commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of the emancipation proclamation

<aside> 🔥 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Aimed to draw attention to the continuing challenges of African Americans. Collaboratively organised by civil rights groups which drew incredibly large viewership.

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• Aim and Intentions
• A. Philip Randolph
• MLK's 'I have a dream' Speech

Significance

1. Public Image

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It gave the movement a national platform and opportunity to present itself as...

• Ethical

• united

• determined

• responsible </aside>

• MLK's speech gave a new public image of the movement

2. Legislative Change

• Catalyst for the Civil rights bill?
• The social capital generated from support increased the rate in which the Civil rights Bills were published.

3. Informs future strategy

• Engages with the president
• non-violent direct access is successful
• changes the method of protest as it allows for collaboration between CR movements and other groups in society.
• SNCC → was unsatisfied with the lack of militarisation and univalent response