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Pennant, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963

1963

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

More than 250,000 civil rights advocates showed up at this peaceful march to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. Television viewers nationwide watched African Americans and whites march together, united behind a common cause. Songs and speeches at this march included Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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