Youth March for Integrated Schools (1959)

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

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". The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
Isserman, Maurice (2001). The Other American The Life Of Michael Harrington. PublicAffairs. p. 161. ISBN 9780786752805.

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