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San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

20 Jun 1968

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San Antonio Light

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San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1968

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2

Crowded Solidarity Day Rally Near Reflection Pool Washington

A noisy crowd gathered for the Solidarity Day Rally in Washington D C near the Reflecting Pool. Ralph David Abernathy led a lengthy speech with a cleric, while figures like Charles Percy Robert Culp and Cardinal O BoyIe mingled among signs and demonstrations. The scene included Paul of the Poor People Movement Hosea Williams and diverse participants including a UAW member, poets, tumblers and a street orchestra.

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Washington Ralph David Abernathy Mit Charles Percy Robert Culp Cenere Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Reles Tejerina O'Doyle Elt Hora Hosea Wiliams United Auto Worker Walter Rower Marlin King Association of Boster Slia Beeches Cecil Thelma Bush SCLC Soldiara Dlane Arte Ronald Goodwin Marcy
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Rally's Success Spurs Poor People's Campaign Push

Washington reports rallied turnout over 50,000 for Solidarity Day as Abernathy and Coretta King urged continued action for poverty relief. UAW and teachers join, with 60,000 peak crowd, amid calls for education at Resurrection City and a lasting protest until justice in Congress.

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Washington Ralph David Abernathy Congress Abernathy Resurrection City Yide Miggument House Robert C. Weaver W. Willard Wirtz King Southern Christian Leadership Conference Vietnam Johnson Whitney Young Jr
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