Walk the route taken by the 250,000 demonstrators who arrived in Washington, D.C. from across the country to attend the August 28, 1963, “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” the largest demonstration for human rights in U.S. history.
- Hear about the men and women who planned and organized the March and the key role played by Black Washingtonians.
- Find out why organizations led by Black women like Daisy Bates of Little Rock, AR, and Dorothy Height of the National Council for Negro Women were crucial to the March’s success—and why their contributions were downplayed on August 28.
- Relive the March through the perspective of then 12-year-old Edith Lee-Payne, a photo of whom has become an iconic image of the March.
- Stand where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech and see where his legacy has been memorialized in the nation’s capital.
And more!
If you like this Washington walking tour, you might also like: Black History in Lafayette Park and City Within a City: U Street.
