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Leaders of the March on Washington lock arms and put hands together as they move along Constitution Avenue here 8/28

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1963 August 28.
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  1. African Americans
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Leaders
  4. Crowds
  5. Gelatin Silver Prints
  6. Jr.
  7. King, Martin Luther
  8. March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom
  9. Randolph, A. Philip
  10. Washington (D.C.)
  11. Washington, D.C.)
  12. Wilkins, Roy
  13. Wire Photographs

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