Remembering the Silent Parade, a march against racial violence 100 years ago

in #socialaction8 years ago

On July 28, 1917, thousands of black people marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City to raise awareness of the horrors of lynchings, Jim Crow laws and violent prejudice in America. Megan Ming Francis (@meganfrancis) provides some background.

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