On August 28th, 1963, approximately 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. for one of the most important protests in human history. The purpose of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was to draw attention to the continuing challenges and inequalities faced by Black Americans and to advocate for their civil rights. Organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, the march is credited with helping to pass the

On the one-year anniversary of the Women's March, the protest's organizers look back on how it all started, what happened when the event became larger than anyone expected, and what's next for such a historic movement. | Refinery29