57 YEARS AFTER THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, BLM ACTIVISTS FOLLOW THE PATH OF MLK TO DEMAND FOR EQUAL RIGHT. In August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans … Fifty-seven years later, protesters will once again descend onto the nation’s capital this Friday to also demand an end to racial injustice in the U.S.