<P> The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom , the March on Washington , or The Great March on Washington , was held in Washington , D.C. on Wednesday , August 28 , 1963 . The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans . At the march , Martin Luther King Jr. , standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial , delivered his historic `` I Have a Dream '' speech in which he called for an end to racism . </P>
<P> The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom , the March on Washington , or The Great March on Washington , was held in Washington , D.C. on Wednesday , August 28 , 1963 . The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans . At the march , Martin Luther King Jr. , standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial , delivered his historic `` I Have a Dream '' speech in which he called for an end to racism . </P>
what was one of the main goals of the march on washington
what was one of the main goals of the march on washington
to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans
to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans