1963 March on Washington: On August 28, 1963, 250,000 people, including many Washingtonians, came to the capital to demand civil rights legislation in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedam. It was at this historic event that Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream Speech." A. Philip Randolph and others organized the march nationally. A strong local contingent led by Reverend Walter Fauntroy found housing for participants and courted local media.