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March on Washington  

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  • In Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered for a march that to this day is said to be the largest gathering on the Lincoln Memorial and the largest demonstration for human rights in U.S. history. People gathered for the March on Washington in the name of freedom. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; March on Washington]

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