<P> The march was organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin , who built an alliance of civil rights , labor , and religious organizations that came together under the banner of `` jobs and freedom . '' Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 to 300,000 ; the most widely cited estimate is 250,000 people . Observers estimated that 75 -- 80 % of the marchers were black . The march was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history . </P>
<P> The march was organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin , who built an alliance of civil rights , labor , and religious organizations that came together under the banner of `` jobs and freedom . '' Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 to 300,000 ; the most widely cited estimate is 250,000 people . Observers estimated that 75 -- 80 % of the marchers were black . The march was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history . </P>
who organized the march on washington in 1963
who organized the march on washington in 1963
A. Philip Randolph Bayard Rustin
A. Philip Randolph Bayard Rustin