Possibly the most well known civil rights activity took place in August of 1963, when Dr. Martin Luther King along with Civil rights leaders from across the country organized a march in Washington DC. It was used to encourage congress to pass the bill that president Kennedy had created. Many whites along with about 200,000 blacks gathered at the base of the Lincoln memorial where Dr. King presented his best-known speech entitled "I Have a Dream". His …
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…adult, I should choose not to participate in any kinds of violence. Also accept the differences in people and act kind toward others. To make our society safer, everyone can and must pitch in—teachers, parents, students, law enforcement officers, business managers, faith leaders, civic leaders, youth workers, and other concerned community residents. Each of us can do something to help solve the problem of violence. And it's a problem we all must solve.