Which event occurred in august of 1963? the passage of the civil rights act the selma voting rights marches the march on washington the passage of the voting rights act

The correct answer is C) the March on Washington.

The event that occurred in August of 1963 was the March on Washington.

This massive march March was a protest with the participation of almost 250,000 people. The protesters gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The March on Washington is also known as the “March for Jobs and Freedom”. The purpose of the protest was to draw attention to the challenges and injustices that African Americans were suffering. This march is most remembered because the Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.’s delivered the famous speech “I Have A Dream”.