Franklin Delano Roosevelt Prsident Franklin Thesis

It did not actually instigate the Civil Rights Act, which was already under deliberation and passed the year following the march, but it definitely demonstrated the will of the people in regards to the Act. At the same time, the successes of the march were largely symbolic, which has been interpreted by some as meaning that the march was not truly successful.

A determination of the March on Washington's success, then, depends upon one's definition of success. The march itself did not eradicate the Jim Crow laws or establish political and economic equality -- two things which remain sought for today, though the disparity and inequalities have lessened a great deal -- but it did provide a major touchstone in the lives, hearts, and minds of the people involved in the struggle.It remains a large part of the collective consciousness of those for whom the struggle for Civil Rights is a visceral matter, coalescing will and passion in a way that a piece of legislation simply cannot.

The fight for true equality still continues nearly fifty years after the March on Washington, but that does not make the march a failure. The march was successful as a symbol of endurance and the right of the people's voices to be heard. This is something this country is always in need of, and every exercise of this right is always at least a partial success......