March+on+Washington+-+Answers

THE MARCH

** Read the [|last paragraph from ABC-CLIO] and the second paragraph from [|CORE's discussion of the March] to answer the question below: **

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?**

It showed the government that action needed to be taken quickly, proved the power of mass appeal, inspired imitators for anti-war, feminist, etc. rallies, and was high point of civil rights movement.
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 * If we didn't get to it in class, watch [|16th Street] to see what happened right after the March.**

KING

 ** Read the essay from [|**TIME 100 - Martin Luther King**]  **. As you do, respond to the following questions:

**Why does the author feel that whites owe King the greatest debt?**

Martin Luther King liberated America of the burden of race-discrimination. We could, as a nation, not claim to be "the land of the free" when we still had racism and injustice in the city.

**Was King "the right man at the right time"?**

Yes. Martin Luther King's victory was so great that it swept away the traces of racism, making them seem like ancient history. Martin Luther King did not start the revolution however - the fight for equality was many years old. Martin Luther King, however, sparked the flame that took over the nation. He brought the civil rights movement to the very front of America, where it could not be ignored.

**Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not?**

Yes. People are using his words in the wrong sense. They have been filtered, so his radicalism and sense of urgency is gone. The words no longer seem as powerful. They have been overused incorrectly. 