March on Washington

What was one of the things that the March on Washington hoped to accomplish?

• The right to vote for women

• Stop the Vietnam War

• An end to segregation

• Abolish the Police

What nickname was used for the main leaders of the march?

• Big Six

• Conductors

• Fab Five

• Super Seven

Around how many people attended the march?

• 1,000,000

• 250,000

• 50,000

• 10,000

Who was president during the March on Washington?

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

What is the famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. called today?

• Fourteen Points

• We Shall Overcome

• The Mountaintop Speech

• I have a Dream

• Cry the Beloved Country

The leaders of the march met with the president when the march was over.

• True

• False

Who does the article credit with first having the idea for the march?

• A. Philip Randolph

• Bull Connor

• President Kennedy

• Martin Luther King

• John Lewis

What major law was passed around a year later as a result of the March on Washington?

• Washington Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Great March Act

• Social Security Act

The march commemorated the 100 year anniversary of what major event?

• End of Women's Suffrage

• The U.S. Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation Ending Slavery

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

The march was considered a rousing success and brought the issue of Ending segregation to the attention of the Country.

• True

• False