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Thousands joined Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall in 1963 to demand jobs, freedom, and civil rights for African-Americans

Thousands joined Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall in 1963 to demand jobs, freedom, and civil rights for African-Americans

 

Thousands joined Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall in 1963 to demand jobs, freedom, and civil rights for African-Americans.

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