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aug 28, 1963 - The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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This was on the 100th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. It was to hopefully help pass the Civil Rights Bill through Congress. More than 200,000 people met to hear speeches for equality, the most famous delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. This was the most peaceful protests in our nations history

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aug 28, 1963
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~ 62 years ago