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March on Washington

• Bennett, Lerone, Jr. Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, 5^th ed. Chicago: Johnson Pub. Co., 1982.
  • Contains a brief but compelling account that supplies specific details of the march.

• Branch, Taylor. Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
  • Contains a very readable version of the march.

• Lewis, David L. King: A Critical Biography. New York: Praeger Books, 1970.
  • Contains an interesting and provocative account of the march.

• Quarles, Benjamin. The Negro in the Making of America. New York: Collier Books, 1964; second edition, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
  • Contains a short summary of the march, adequate for the reader who desires the essential details of the event.