Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington

Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington — page 5
And they marched with signs asking for equal rights These small acts turned into a movement It was called the civil rights movement Protest was not easy White police attacked the protesters with water hoses and dogs Some protesters were beaten Bombs were thrown at their homes and churches Yet still the protesters pressed on August 28 1963 Earlier on this hot summer day thousands of people had marched through the streets of Washington DC Then they filed into the area in front of the Lincoln Memorial They listened as civil rights leaders gave speeches calling for justice They wanted dignity and equality for people of all races Finally only one speaker was left He was a 34-year-old pastor from Atlanta Georgia Over the last few years he had established himself as a leader of the civil rights movement He had led the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama and had joined 8