The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in Washington, D.C., on August 28. There was over 250,000 people that atteneded. it was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage. The March on Washington represented a coalition of several civil rights organizations, all of which generally had different approaches and different agendas. the event was designed to shed light on the political and social challenges .African Americans continued to face across the country. The march, which became a key moment in the growing struggle for civil rights in the United States, culminated in Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech, a spirited call for racial justice and equality.