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Demonstrators congregate at St. Joseph CME Church before a march.

Demonstrators congregate at St. Joseph CME Church before a march.   Reinvigorated by the March on Washington, activist rallied across the country, including in Chapel Hill, where participants often number in the hundreds.

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Demonstrators congregate at St. Joseph CME Church before a march.

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Photograph by Jim Wallace.

Citation: Jim Wallace, “Demonstrators congregate at St. Joseph CME Church before a march.,” From the Rock Wall, accessed May 19, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/images/demonstrators-congregate-at-st-joseph-cme-church-before-a-march.

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