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1963

March on Washington
/ Children's Crusade
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March on Washington D.C. ends at Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Eyes on the Prize- "The March on Washington"
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

Students at civil rights march on Washington D.C.
 
Birmingham, Alabama, children's protest march where Sheriff Bull Connor uses dogs and fire hoses on protesters; shown live on TV, there is a national outcry.
 

     
 
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