Youth March for Integrated Schools (1959)

Youth March for Integrated Schools
Part of the Civil Rights Movement
Date	April 18, 1959 (1959-04-18)
Location	National Sylvan Theater in Washington, D.C.
Causes	Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Massive resistance Youth March for Integrated Schools (1958)
Result	Estimated 26,000 people participate

Civil Rights Movement in Washington D.C.

Prayer Pilgrimage 1st Youth March 2nd Youth March March on Washington Poor People's Campaign

Youth March for Integrated Schools was the second of two Youth Marches that rallied in Washington, D.C. The second march occurred on April 18, 1959 at the National Sylvan Theater and was attended by an estimated 26,000 individuals. The march was a follow-up to the first Youth March to demonstrate support for ongoing efforts to end racially segregated schools in the United States.^[1] Speeches were delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, and Charles S. Zimmerman.^[2]

References

↑ "Youth March for Integrated Schools (25 October 1958 and 18 April 1959)". The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Stanford University. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
↑ Isserman, Maurice (2001). The Other American The Life Of Michael Harrington. PublicAffairs. p. 161. ISBN 9780786752805.

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