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Torrey Maloof

Washington Washington

March on March on

August 28, 1963

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Consultants

Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.

Kent State University

Lori Oczkus, M.A.

Literacy Consultant

Publishing Credits

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Managing Editor

Dona Herweck Rice, Series Developer

Emily R. Smith, M.A.Ed., Content Director

Stephanie Bernard/Noelle Cristea, M.A.Ed., Editors

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Maloof, Torrey, author.

Title: You are there! March on Washington, August 28, 1963 / Torrey Maloof.

Description: Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials, [2017] |

Includes index. | Audience: Grades 7-8.

Identiers: LCCN 2016052269 (print) | LCCN 2016052831 (ebook) | ISBN

9781493839292 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781480757899 (eBook)

Subjects: LCSH: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington,

D.C.)--Juvenile literature. | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. I have

a dream--Juvenile literature. | Civil rights demonstrations--Washington

(D.C.)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature. | African

Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Classication: LCC F200 .M335 2017 (print) | LCC F200 (ebook) | DDC

323.1196/0730904--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016052269

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ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-893-7 (e-book)

Theyre Pouring In From All Over .....

Meeting at the Monument ..............

Time to March .....................

Speaking for Change ................

Reection .........................

Glossary ..........................

Index .............................

Check It Out! ......................

Try It! ............................

About the Author ...................

Table of Contents

Theyre Pouring In

From All Over

Typically , the city streets are quiet in the early morning

hours in Washington , DC , but that is not the case today .

Buses are inundating the city at a feverish pace , and the

smell of diesel exhaust is thick in the air as bus after bus

heads to the heart of the nations capital .

Some are local city buses transporting the residents of

DC . Other buses are from bordering states such as Virginia

or Maryland . And then there are those passengers that

have traveled many miles to reach this destination . There

are buses from Massachusetts , Alabama , Michigan , and

other states . These buses are carrying eager and committed

citizens who want to do their part to make a difference.

They dont want to witness history . They want to change

history , and today they will .

The March

On August , 1963 , the March on

Washington for Jobs and Freedom

took place in the nations capital . The

intent was to bring national attention

to the inequality and racism African

Americans in the United States faced .

While the many buses jam the asphalt arteries of the

Who Could March ?

Organizers of the march called for

all Americans of good will who will

subscribe to the aims and purposes of

the March to join them to demand

an end to the twin evils of racism and

economic degradation .

capital , pedestrians begin to ll the sidewalks on this cool ,

calm morning . Many of the people are dressed in their

Sunday best , wearing suits and dresses . Other people wear

hats and sunglasses , and many are carrying sack lunches .

African Americans arent the only ones walking ;

there are white people , too . There are elderly people in

wheelchairs and young children being pushed in strollers .

People of all ages , ethnicities , and creeds have come

together for this one extraordinary event.

A sense of unity and excitement lls the air with each

Sack Lunches

Organizers of the march encouraged attendees to bring

their own sack lunches . They suggested a peanut butter

and jelly sandwich , fruit , plain cake , and a soft drink . They

urged marchers to avoid foods that could spoil in the days

heat , such as mayonnaise and salads .

passing step . Polite conversations mix with the sound of

shufing feet on the cool pavement and the noisy chugging

of the buses in the crowded streets . The colossal crowd

is making its way toward the towering obelisk of the

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