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Marchers from the Bonus Army gather in front of the steps of the Capitol to listen to speeches, 1932.
Credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Theodor Horydczak Collection
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Official program - Woman suffrage procession, Washington, D.C. March 3, 1913 / Dale.
Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
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Introduction
When Jacob Coxey's Army of protesters marched on Washington, D.C. in 1894, Americans had never before seen the nation's capital used for public protest. A new American political tradition was born. Marching on Washington has become a modern political strategy with the public spaces and monuments of the Mall serving as a stage for social protest.
There have been many marches on Washington over the last 100 years.
The 1963 March on Washington
organized by Bayard Rustin marked a turning point in the history of these
demonstrations. After 1963, large demonstrations were frequently seen
in the capital. Behind them is an established belief that marching on
Washington can make a difference and public thought and policy can be
changed when citizens march. Here is a partial list of some of the most
influential demonstrations on our nation's capitol starting with the first.
Next: Coxey's Army, 1893 »
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