I learned many interesting facts from watching that documentary in class which I thought was really cool to do. A lot of famous people were a part of the March on Washington at that time and wanted African Americans to have equal rights like white people do. Oprah Winfrey was there on that day for the march.
President Kennedy was reluctant at first to join in the movement because he believed communism was included in this movement, and no it was not at all. His administration wanted to help get a bill passed in Congress for a Civil Rights Act. He told his advisors he wanted the bill to go through in one night not have to wait on it being discussed and other procedures. The people were getting tired of them waiting for Congress to do something about it.
The city of Birmingham was one of the reasons that the March on Washington had happened in history. The city was considered one of the most segregated cities in the United States during that time. The white people would just hurt the black intentionally without any reason because they enjoyed doing it as a pleasure. The African Americans were pushing for fairness like with Vivian Malone Jones became the black student at the University of Alabama to register for classes.
Martin Luther King Jr. did give a good speech at the March On Washington which had spoken to everyone at the march. The crowd was screaming for him when he finished giving his speech to them.
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