Slideshow: 20 marches that moved America
SLIDESHOW - As monumental as the 1963 March on Washington was, it does not stand alone...
Thanks, in large part, to Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Sarah Palin, the First Amendment has been buzzing a lot lately. The First Amendment affirms many rights that we sometimes take for granted. One of them is “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
This weekend both Glenn Beck and Rev. Al Sharpton will lead very different marches on the 47th anniversary of one of the greatest marches our nation has ever seen, The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. King delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. As monumental as the March on Washington was, it does not stand alone. We Americans have used our “right of the people peaceably to assemble” for centuries and the marches and rallies listed below have certainly been marches that moved us.
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