Julian Zelizer : Americans bewail the failure of Congress to move on major issues . He says the March on Washington showed how citizen protest can result in change . Indeed , liberal Republicans and Democrats were ready to move forward without the president . Civil rights protesters were able to highlight injustice and to obtain remedies , he says . But it's not clear that this is a model for future protests. We should keep the march in mind when we think of today 's Washington gridlock .
Julian Zelizer : Americans bewail the failure of Congress to move on major issues . He says the March on Washington showed how citizen protest can result in change . Civil rights protesters were able to highlight injustice and to obtain remedies , he says . But it's not clear that this is a model for future protests. We should keep the march in mind when we think of today 's Washington gridlock .