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Which cause was behind the March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech?

A.
passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964

B.
allowing blacks into the Peace Corps

C.
supporting the Alliance for Progress

D.
overturning the Plessy v. Ferguson decision

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The correct answer is (a.) passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The cause of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech was when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was being passed, that states to outlaw any discrimination against any racial, gender, or religious group. 
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The march on washington and the "i have a dream" speech was caused by : A. Passing civil rights act of 1964 ,
Which will bring equality and greatly decreased the discriminative conditions based on race

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