Marching on Washington

"Marching on Washington describes in detail six demonstrations and the protest movements behind them, beginning with Coxey's Army in 1894 and including marches for women's suffrage, veteran's bonuses, and equal opportunity, as well as the enormous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 and the anti-war protest of 1971. These depcitions show how ambitious, skillful, and daring organizers challenged the government and claimed the capital as a political space where citizens could voice their concerns to their elected leaders. An epilogue explores marches in Washington since 1971.". "On…