Thousands Attend 50th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights March In Frankfort

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FRANKFORT, KY. — Amid melting snow and a bright sun, thousands of Kentuckians gathered at the capital Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights march — and to proclaim that the fight for equality has not ended.
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But on Wednesday, the focus was as much on a current issue — a bill to extend voting rights to some convicted felons — as the struggles of a half century ago. The hourlong event featured speeches by civil-rights pioneer Georgia Davis Powers, Rep. Jesse Crenshaw (D-Lexington), Kentucky poet laureate Frank XWalker, and Gov. Steve Beshear.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140305/NEWS01/303050056/Thousands-commemorate-50th-anniversary-landmark-March-Frankfort?nclick_check=1

Some additional coverage:

http://www.lex18.com/news/thousands-attend-50th-anniversary-of-the-civil-rights-march-in-frankfort/

http://www.wave3.com/story/24895804/50th-march-on-frankfort-honors-ky-civil-rights-movement-advocates-for-reform