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=** __Topic: March on Washington__ **= Start of Paper: The March on Washington was a very famous, and important march, led by Martin Luther King Jr. He also followed with the "I Have a Dream" speech, one of the most famous speeches ever! This was a very US changing event, and it helped during the Civil Rights Movement alot!

There were many reasons for the event of the March on Washington. Well, if you think the African Americans were getting tired of having unfair treatment, so when more than 250,000 people came, they were supporting a bill for more equal treatment. So that was for achieving a new minor bill, for more equality. A second reason was that this was so that the African Americans could have more job rights and more equal voting rights. This was very important to African American citizens, and us (Shane and Ashton) because we know how it feels to not be able to vote. We can just imagine about how it would feel to be one population of race without a voting right, because us kids can not vote, but they were mostly adults, having this problem and they felt it was not right. A third reason was that the people had come to listen to the "I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King Jr. This was a very famous speech because it was from his heart and and it was what he had believed. This was important to this event because many high government was attending to help have ideas for a new bill-to-be-passed. They had this March for many reasons and one of the most important was to end the conflict in the Southern US. This was important because they had been fighting againgst African Americans for over 100 years, and the Civil Rights Movement had come along, in which this event of the March on Washtington was introduced to America. There are many more reasons for the event of the March on Washington.

There were many results of the March on Washtington. A first result is that there was a bill that had been created because of this. This is important because that allowed African Americans were able to have higher voting rights, more education rights for getting better jobs, and that is the reason why the high government officials had come, so that they could have support for that bill. As a result of this overpowering speech, and everyone hearing about it, a mixed ammount of races came, such as African Americans, Whites, and Mexicans had come. This was important because people from every race came, to see how important equality was to the colored people and people that did not even agree with Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas came! This was a very overpowering speech! The result of change from this, not many changes were made. That is, until, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, then a major bill came out. This was important because many people could go to a nonviolent proest and all of the people that were there were supporting that major bill, that took a long time to certify. This result was because of the assassinator named James Earl Ray, who was a white man who hated all blacks, and did not agree with Martin. There were many results of the event of the March on Washinton.

The March on Washington was a very famous, and important march, led by Martin Luther King Jr. He also followed with the "I Have a Dream" speech, one of the most famous speeches ever! This was a very US changing event, and it helped during the Civil Rights Movement alot! When we think about this event in depth, we don't know every fact. I (Ashton,and shane) think that this event was marvelous, and it was full of heart-warming words that changed the US history forever. Without this event in the US, we could still be segrageted today! Thanks to Martin Luther King Jr. this was made possible!

How did this event create justice and equality?

He stated his speech and the congress finally passed a minor bill, before his death, and after his death, there was more of a major bill, passing freedom to African Americans

Reasons: As a Result Of:
 * 1. They did it to support the writing of the bill for equality of African Americans. =]]
 * 2. It was for jobs and freedom of African Americans =]]
 * 3. They marched to Washington to listen to the "I have a Dream" Speech written by MLK Jr. =]]
 * 4. They listened to his heart-warming speech =[[
 * 5. Had the march to end the conflict in the South =]]
 * Extra. He said his speech and some people did not agree or approve=]]
 * 1. The bill was passed after the March on Washington =]]
 * 2. (Same as Result 1.) =]]
 * 3. (Same as Result 1. and 2.) =]]
 * 4. People of different races (African Americans and Whites) had come=]]
 * 5. It was only a partial ammount of change =]]
 * Extra. He got shot by a white man who hated all of the blacks and when MLK Jr. was shot, when he was walking inside to get a jacket =]]

Importance:
 * 1. That allowed African Americans to be able to vote and for some partial ammount more of equality =]]
 * 2. Some more jobs and classes for how to do that job were now avalible =]]
 * 3. That is why most people came and many high government official were listening =]]
 * 4. People could finally have a non-violent protest to go to about equality and be able to finally have a good understanding =]]
 * 5. That shows only one of the main reasons why he lead the March =]]

Important Things to Remember:
 * More than 250,000 people came to march =]]
 * He gave his speech on August 28, 1963 =]]
 * Many white people attended the March =]]
 * Many people came in different ways of transportation to get to the March =]]
 * Even some people that did not like MLK Jr. were attending the March =]]

By: Ashton, Dana, and Shane