freedom march
(chiefly, US, politics, public policy) A protest rally by people parading in public streets in opposition to racism and in support of civil rights, especially on behalf of African Americans and especi
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(chiefly, US, politics, public policy) A protest rally by people parading in public streets in opposition to racism and in support of civil rights, especially on behalf of African Americans and especially during the 1960s.
1963 Aug. 1, "25,000 in Cleveland March; Mayor Stays Away," Jet, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=isEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=%22freedom+march%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ax2aU_rdAc-TyATw_4HwBA&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22freedom%20march%22&f=false…
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