March on Washington, 1963 King, representing SCLC, was among the leaders of the so-called Big Six civil rights organizations who were instrumental in the organization of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 The march did, however, make specific demands: an end to racial segregation in public school; meaningful civil rights legislation, including a law prohibiting racial discrimination in employment; protection of civil rights workers from police brutality; a $2 minimum wage for all workers; and self-government for Washington, D.C., then governed by congressional committee.