1963 , which is considered one of
the most important events of the American civil rights movement. The demonstration saw more than 200,000 people of all races gather for a peaceful protest in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous ÂťI HAVE A DREAMÂŤ speech at the event, outlining his vision of an equal coexistence between whites and blacks. Nonviolent resistance with civil disobedience was the maxim. And the movement was successful: The march led to the adoption of the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 , which abolished legal racial segregation.
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