The March on Washington
for Jobs and Freedom

School Year 2020-2021
San Giorgio School
Class 3B

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The birth and rise of the United States showed great examples of justice and democracy and disgraceful times of oppression and discrimination.
We learnt together about the history of black people in the U.S., up to the day when 250,000 people marched to the capital to demand
"Jobs and Freedom".

This book was created to explore that memorable day.

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The birth and rise of the United States showed great examples of justice and democracy and disgraceful times of oppression and discrimination.
We learnt together about the history of black people in the U.S., up to the day when 250,000 people marched to the capital to demand
"Jobs and Freedom".

This book was created to explore that memorable day.

Table of Contents

p. 6 The Programme

p. 8 The Lincoln Memorial by Mattia

p.10 The Washington Monument by Federico Ba.

p.12 The Reflecting Pool by Matteo G.

p.14 The White House by Gabriel

p.16 A. Philip Randolph by Lorenzo

p.18 The Youngest Speaker: J. Lewis by Giovanni

p.20 Walter Reuther by Nicoletta

p.22 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Federico E.

p.24 "I have a dream" by Daniele

p.26 The People at the March by Adam

p.28 The slogans by Martina

p.30 Was the March peaceful? by Federico Ba.

p.32 Music at the March by Giorgia

p.34 Celebrities at the March by Beatrice

p.36 Religion by Elisa

p.38 Media Coverage by Pietro Pe.

p.40 Malcolm X by Matteo B.

p.42 John Fitzgerald Kennedy by Lia

p.44 Lyndon B. Johnson by Matteo DG

p.46 The Civil Rights Act by Ester

p.48 The Voting Rights Act by Ludmilla

p.50 Still Marching in 2020 by Pietro Pi.

Table of Contents

p. 6 The Programme

p. 8 The Lincoln Memorial by Mattia

p.10 The Washington Monument by Federico Ba.

p.12 The Reflecting Pool by Matteo G.

p.14 The White House by Gabriel

p.16 A. Philip Randolph by Lorenzo

p.18 The Youngest Speaker: J. Lewis by Giovanni

p.20 Walter Reuther by Nicoletta

p.22 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Federico E.

p.24 "I have a dream" by Daniele

p.26 The People at the March by Adam

p.28 The slogans by Martina

p.30 Was the March peaceful? by Federico Ba.

p.32 Music at the March by Giorgia

p.34 Celebrities at the March by Beatrice

p.36 Religion by Elisa

p.38 Media Coverage by Pietro Pe.

p.40 Malcolm X by Matteo B.

p.42 John Fitzgerald Kennedy by Lia

p.44 Lyndon B. Johnson by Matteo DG

p.46 The Civil Rights Act by Ester

p.48 The Voting Rights Act by Ludmilla

p.50 Still Marching in 2020 by Pietro Pi.

THE PROGRAMME

August 28, 1963, was a day of speeches, songs, prayers, and protest on the National Mall. Organized by civil rights activists and supported by labor unions and religious organizations, an estimated 250,000 people gathered together to petition for racial equality.
This programme lists the speakers and order of events at the Lincoln Memorial on that historic day.

Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke last because he was the best speaker and nobody wanted to be right after him.

The Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial, an iconic landmark on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is a tribute to the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The structure is imposing and it was designed by the architect Henry Bacon to reproduce the features of an ancient Doric temple, the temple of Zeus in Olympia. There are 36 columns, each one representing one state in the U.S. at the time of president Lincoln's death. The Memorial itself is 190 feet long and 119 feet wide and reaches a height of almost 100 feet. Inside is the statue of Lincoln, located in the centre of the monument. On the walls behind the statue, Jules Guérin engraved Lincoln's most famous speeches.

The monument awakens feelings of freedom and equality in those who watch it, because Lincoln was an important figure in American history. Over the years, other historical events have magnified the value of this great monument such as "The Easter Sunday Concert" and the "March on Washington" of 1963, when Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous speech.