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March for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Emmerich, Donald

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15,000 people in the biggest civil rights demonstration to that date fill Wisconsin Ave on April 8, 1968. The march was in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.March for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1968. RW 1683 dup Feb. 2, 1980.
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Milwaukee Public Library

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Recollection Wisconsin

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  1. African Americans
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  4. Civil Rights Movements
  5. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929 1968
  6. Milwaukee
  7. Palace Theater
  8. Palace Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.)
  9. West Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.)
  10. Wisconsin
  11. Wisconsin Theater
  12. Wisconsin Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.)

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