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Poor People's March Recruits Rally In Mississippi
Commanders of the Poor People’s Campaign crack recruitment in Negro settlements in the north Delta area seeking volunteers for the Washington march. About 600 marchers rode in chartered buses from Memphis arriving near Quitman County with tents planned but electricity and water delays.
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Bill Caider Marks
Miss
Field
Poor People’s
North Delta
Washington
Memphis
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Quitman County