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Thousands March on Mall for King's Dream and Equality
Tens of thousands marched to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial and along the National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of King's speech. Speakers urged unfinished civil rights goals including LGBTQ and immigrant rights, voting protections, and economic justice, while recalling past struggles and recent political rulings.
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