Why did civil rights leaders promote the March on Washington?

A) to demonstrate on behalf of integrated busing
B) to call attention to Kennedy's failure to act on civil rights
C) to protest southern police brutality
D) to pressure Congress into passing JFK's civil rights bill


Answer: D

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