March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Part of the Civil Rights Movement View from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument Date August 28, 1963 (1963-08-28) Location Washington, D.C. 38°53′21″N 77°03′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.8893°N 77.0501°W﻿ / 38.8893; -77.0501Coordinates: 38°53′21″N 77°03′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.8893°N 77.0501°W﻿ / 38.8893; -77.0501 Caused by Centennial signing of the Emancipation Proclamation Success of Birmingham campaign Mass movements and demonstrations throughout the United States Resulted in 200,000 to 300,000 people participate Speech "I Have a Dream" delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. Catalyst to pass Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965