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To Bear Witness:
By the end of the day, an estimated 250,000 people participated in the march. They carried signs, sang along with civil rights anthems, waded in the Reflecting Pool, and listened to the speeches. Mostly they came to bear witness, for themselves and their communities, that they would not stand by idly when the rights of so many Americans were being denied. Their presence on the Mall was as powerful a statement as any delivered on the podium.
"When I get to Washington, D.C., I'm going to stick out my chest and represent the Negroes in Dallas County [Alabama]."
-- Reverend L. L. Anderson |