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Thousands travel to D.C. to March on Washington

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Thousands travel to D.C. to March on Washington
Thousands travel to D.C. to March on Washington

Thousands of Americans descended upon Washington D.C.

Friday for a "March on Washington." The event was organized following the death of George Floyd earlier this year.

LUTHER KING LEADHIS MARCH FOR CIVILRIGHTS.TODAY'S MARCHINSPIRED BY THEDEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD AND RECENTEVENTS LIKE THESHOOTINGS INKENOSHA.OUR JOE ST.GEORGE IS THERESPEAKING WITHTHOSE WHO FELTTHEY NEEDED TO BETHERE..

EVENDURING A PANDEMIC.THEY ARE HERE'M FROM HOUSTONTEXAS FROMNEW JERSEY ALLOVERI'M FROM PHOENIXARIZONA TO BE A PARTOF MODERN HISTORY.57 YEARS AFTERMARTIN LUTHER KINGHELD HIS MARCH ONWASHINGTON MENAND WOMEN BY THETENS OF THOUSANDSARE MARCHING HEREAGAIN.ITS RIGHT HERE ONMY FOREHEAD ANDREMILLER IS HERE FROMPORTLAND OREGON,HIS SCAR IS STILLHEALING FROM BEINGHIT WITH A TEAR GASCANISTER DURING ARECENT PROTEST.IT'S NOT THATBRINGING HIM HERETHOUGH... IT'S SONANDREIF MY KIDS GETCALLED THE N-WORDWE WANT ASUSPENSION ORSOMETHING HIS 14-YEAR-OLD SON FACESRACISM IN SCHOOLANDRE JUNIORTELLING US TODAY'SSPEAKERS AREMOTIVATING HIM TOKEEP FIGHTINGJUST TO HEAR THEIRMESSAGES ARE SOINSPIRING TODAY'SEVENTS TAKINGPLACE IN THESHADOW OF THEMARTIN LUTHER KINGMEMORIAL..

WEFOUND MARTINLUTHER KING THETHIRD SPEAKING TO ASMALL CROWD ABOUTHOW HIS DAD WOULDBE SO PROUDTHE ONLY WAY WEARE GOING TORESOLVE THESEISSUES IS BY DOING ITTOGETHER STANDUPBUT IT'S NOT JUSTBLACK MEN COMINGHERE TO THENATIONAL MALLTODAY, MEN ANDWOMEN OF ALLRACES INCLUDINGMOMS.ITS TO TOO MUCHINJUSTICE BETHWAGNER IS MULTI-RACIAL.

HER SONSARE BLACK.I AM ALWAYS IN FEARTHEY COULD BE ATTHE WRONG PLACE ATTHE WRONG TIMEMANY PEOPLE WEMET THOUGH WANTTODAY TO NOT BE ANEND BUT ABEGINNING.

TELLINGUS TOO MANY LIVESHAVE BEEN LOST TOSTOP MARCHING.THINKING ABOUTWHAT MY ANCESTORSFOUGHT FOR ANDWHAT THEY HAD TODO TO GET MEFREEDOM AND WHAT IAM STILL GOINGTHROUGH TO THISDAY IN WASHINGTON,I'M JOE ST.

GEORGETHE WISCONSIN

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