What is this event?
It is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It took place on August 28, 1963.
About two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) participants showed up to demonstrate their support for the Civil Rights Movement.
The Civil Rights Movement tried to end racial discrimination.
Dr. King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Quote: I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.
What is happening in this picture?
President Lyndon B. Johnson is signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Dr. King is standing behind him.
The act outlawed segregation in schools and public places.
When did Dr. King die?
He died on April 4, 1968.
While on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray shot Dr. King. He died an hour later at 7:05 p.m.
He is buried with his wife Coretta Scott King in Atlanta, Georgia.