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Martin Luther King Jr. and The March on Washington to the Lincoln Memorial | BRIdge from the Past

Grade
8–11
Duration
10 min
Topics
Civil Rights
Published
Jul 27, 2022
Image depicting Martin Luther King Jr. and others at the Lincoln Memorial, discussing the March on Washington.

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What significance did the Lincoln Memorial have to the March on Washington? In this episode of BRIdge from the Past, Mary examines images of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The massive march of over 250,000 people culminated at the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King Jr delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. How did King use American Founding documents to highlight the meaning of equality in his speech? How was this event similar and different to others that have taken place at the Lincoln Memorial over American history?

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