Many historians believe that the March on Washington was a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. The march put pressure on the Kennedy administration to act on civil rights, and it helped to pave the way for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The march also concluded with Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, which is considered one of the most important speeches in American history.

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Many historians believe that the March on Washington was a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. The march put pressure on the Kennedy administration to act on civil rights, and it helped to pave the way for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The march also concluded with Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, which is considered one of the most important speeches in American history.

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