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Selma Marchers mark 25th anniversary with vigil in Montgomery
Marchers retraced the Selma to Montgomery route in a 25th anniversary rally. Leaders including Joseph Lowery Jesse Jackson Coretta Scott King urged action, equity, and national pressure for jobs and peace. Jackson met former Gov George Wallace as the event highlighted progress and ongoing inequality amid Capitol protests.
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Montgomery
Ala
Selma
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christan Leadership
White Dome
Jesse Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr
Capitol Steps
King
Lowery
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Edmund Pettus
Winey
Alabama
Congress
James P. Turner
Civil Rights Division
Justice Department
Turner
Capitol
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