<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 civil and economic rights for 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 civil and economic rights for 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 the goal of the 1963 march on washington
what was the goal of the 1963 march on washington
to advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans .
to advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans .