March on Washington

A Look At The March on Washington 60 Years Later:

Dreams and Promises Yet To Be Realized

Dreams Unfulfilled

The dreams of the 1963 organizers and marchers and the promises that followed remain unfulfilled. You can download our data analyses below which throw into sharp relief a country where millions of its citizens are devalued, disenfranchised, and denied access to the most basic freedoms enjoyed by others. It is our hope that this information ignites critical conversation and amplifies the clarion call for action that dismantles the structural and institutional barriers that have persisted for over 400 years in America.

A Call To Action

Existing measures that center on acute deprivation may indicate that poverty has fallen, but they fail to capture the experiences of millions who don’t have the resources needed to participate in today’s economy and save for the future. We are tackling the root causes of economic insecurity by calling for federal adoption of a True Cost of Economic Security measure that centers on what Americans need to thrive – not just survive.