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Farrakhan's March Draws Lorain County Black Men to DC
Reuben Maxey recalls 1963 march as a media moment while noting Farrakhan's Million Man March generated controversy. About 100 Lorain County men rode buses to Washington, with estimates up to 1.5 million attendees. Attendees met officials, artists, and activists, urging empowerment and voter registration amid calls for dialogue on black Jewish relations.
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Washington
Reuben Maxey
Elyria
Maxey
Lorain County
Martin Luther King Jr
Louis Farrakhan
Nation of Islam
Farrakhan
Waxey
U.S. Park Service
Rob Doughty
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Rfk Stadium
Capitol
Imam Paul Hasan
U.S
Mike DeWine