The movie, The March, a PBS documentary that digs deep into the work of Dr. Martin Luther King and the March on Washington. With more than 250,000 people in attendance for the March on Washington for Jobs and freedom, it crushed the record for the biggest multicultural event in American History. Members of powerful and revered civil rights organizations, labor unions, and civil rights leaders from all the states joined together in unity for one main idea. That idea was to protect the rights of African-Americans in the United States. This documentary digs into the events that lead to the march event occurring and the Government's response.
This is truly a mind-blowing photo to me and speaks a thousand words. Thousands of Americans joined together to highlight the economic inequalities during this time. People from all different walks of life joining for the March on Washington is what America is about. People joining together not for agreements but for the overall respect for each other and love for their country.
The march was seen as an event that could always occur in America for the reason that cultures mixed, fundraising, and the chance for people to meet nationwide groups. Instead, this was turned into the biggest civil rights protests to ever occur. Besides this, PBS goes on to talk about the fear, chaos, and sadness of the African-American community. What makes this so interesting is the fact the documentary is told through the eyes of people who were there that day. Not only will this give an idea of what happened. But this gave me a sense of connection with the speaker throughout the whole documentary.
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