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What was the main purpose of the March on Washington?

To pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. and to W.E.B. DuBois


To show Congress and the President the strength of the civil rights movement


To visit all the significant monuments in Washington that inspired the people


To get all the civil rights workers together to have a big celebration




Which of the following was NOT a non-violent means of protest during the Civil Rights Movement?

Freedom RidesSit -InsSit UpsBoycotts

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Congress questioned the legitimacy of the movement, and the march was the protester's response. Thus, the answer is B.
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(B). this is because when they marched to D.C., They were trying to send out a message to the public and the government to show that colored deserved as much equal rights as white and by send the Civil Rights Movement to Washington, it powered what they were standing for.
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