On today's march in Boston

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Is somebody going?

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/10/30/hundreds_gather_to_re_enact_martin_luther_kings_march_in_boston/

Hundreds gather to re-enact Martin Luther King's march in Boston

By Associated Press | October 30, 2005

BOSTON --Hundreds are expected to gather in Boston this afternoon to re-enact a march that Martin Luther King led 40 years ago to protest school segregation in the city.


In April of 1965, King led marchers on a three-mile walk that ended with a rally on Boston Common. Later that year, the state Legislature passed a measure outlawing racially imbalanced schools.

Today's march will be led by Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Lewis was one of the most prominent figures of the civil rights movement during the 1960s.

The event starts at First Church in Roxbury and features speeches by Senator John Kerry, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick.

The march also is designed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of King's historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to protest voting restrictions for blacks.

[babylonsister]

1. I knew I'd seen this. See last entry in thread below:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=273&topic_id=47667&mesg_id=47752

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2. Good, we will have a report on that, then.

Great.

[babylonsister]

3. Yes, I look forward to their glowing reports! nt