Apentix/AP US History/Unit 8: Period 8 (1945-1980)/Question
AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is best remembered for

A.Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech before a quarter-million people
B.the signing of the Civil Rights Act on its final day
C.a violent confrontation with federal troops
D.the election of the first Black president

Explanation

Core Concept

The peaceful interracial gathering demonstrated mass support for civil rights legislation. King's address, delivered from the Lincoln Memorial, framed racial equality as a fulfillment of American ideals.

Correct Answer

AMartin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech before a quarter-million people

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