On June 22, 1963 鈥� just two months before the scheduled march 鈥� President John F. Kennedy met with civil rights leaders at the White House and expressed deep reservations about a mass rally in the nation鈥檚 capital. He told them he needed their help in getting his civil rights legislation passed, saying 鈥渨e want success in the Congress, not a big show on the Capitol."
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10 things you may not know about the 1963 March on Washington
Some history behind the March on Washington 50 years ago and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I have a dream' speech.
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