March on Washington
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@ New Georgia Encyclopedia
Rowe, Abbie
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Photograph of a group of African Americans demonstrating during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. Many hold signs decrying segregation and police brutality. The demonstrators in the front hold hands and lead the marchers through the street.In August 1963 the civil rights movement staged its largest gathering ever, with as many as 250,000 participants at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, D.C.
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Digital Library of Georgia