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Dr King, Bayard Rustin and A Phillip Randolph did not rally 200, 000 people to dream or for a dream, they rallied a march so that they could all and we as Black people could all sleep and dream in peace knowlng that the president then would be forced to engage in new policy and sign new civil rights legislation as a result of the march!
Hey were by and large adults who thought like adults, and knew good and well what the powers and limitations of the POTUS was!
And after that march president Lyndon Baines Johnson felt forced to do this;
On January 8, 64 President Lyndon Johnson in his first State of the Union Address declares unconditional war on poverty in America, thus initiating a broad array of government programs designed to assist the poorest citizens of the nation including a disproportionate number of African Americans.
and this
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed by Congress on July 2. The act bans discrimination in all public accommodations and by employers. It also establishes the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) to monitor compliance with the law.
and this;
On August 20, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act, initiating the federally-sponsored War on Poverty. The act includes Head Start, Upward Bound, and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA).
http://www.blackpast.org/?q=timelines/african-american-history-timeline-1900-2000
So for this march, that has passed with the advantage of the internet, social networks, and computers to spread the word as well as organize,
what demands are expected to be met by president Obama after this march?
Hey were by and large adults who thought like adults, and knew good and well what the powers and limitations of the POTUS was!
And after that march president Lyndon Baines Johnson felt forced to do this;
On January 8, 64 President Lyndon Johnson in his first State of the Union Address declares unconditional war on poverty in America, thus initiating a broad array of government programs designed to assist the poorest citizens of the nation including a disproportionate number of African Americans.
and this
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed by Congress on July 2. The act bans discrimination in all public accommodations and by employers. It also establishes the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) to monitor compliance with the law.
and this;
On August 20, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act, initiating the federally-sponsored War on Poverty. The act includes Head Start, Upward Bound, and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA).
http://www.blackpast.org/?q=timelines/african-american-history-timeline-1900-2000
So for this march, that has passed with the advantage of the internet, social networks, and computers to spread the word as well as organize,
what demands are expected to be met by president Obama after this march?