College Park

Historical marker location:

Oxon Hill, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Capital Beltway Outer Loop (Interstate 95) west of National Harbor Boulevard.)

Maryland was once the site of a major Civil Rights protest: In 1963, civil rights activists organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which drew more than 250,000 people to the National Mall in Washington D.C. Many of the participants in the march were from Maryland, and the state played a crucial role in the civil rights movement.