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Resurrection City plan march on Congress draws crowd
Resurrection City residents plan a march to the Mills office demanding open hearings for the poor. About 300 demonstrators join hunger hearing with Senate Labor Committee attendance as 2,900 to 3,000 people are housed in the shantytown. Abernathy says violence unlikely but urges swift congressional action on poverty programs.
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Resurrection City
Congress
Washington
Halls of Congress
Poor People
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy