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Mississippi Incident Halts Wagon Train Leader Arrested
The Mississippi Highway Patrol arrested wagon train leader Andrew Marriott for obstructing a highway as 61 mule drawn wagons were ordered to the jail to pick up his partner. The Poor People's March caravan continued toward Washington with segments moving from South Carolina New Jersey and Ohio aided by National Guardsmen in Charleston.
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