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March for peace and justice.


New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 

A broad alliance of groups backed the March for Peace, Justice, and Democracy in Manhattan Manhattan, indigenous people of North America
Manhattan (mănhăt`ən), indigenous people of North America of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).
 on April 29, including United for Justice, Rainbow/PUSH Rainbow/PUSH is non-profit organization formed as a merger of two non-profit organizations — Operation PUSH (People United To Save Humanity) and the National Rainbow Coalition — founded by Jesse Jackson.  Coalition, National Organization for Women, Friends of the Earth, Climate Crisis Coalition, U.S. Labor Against the War, People's Hurricane Relief Fund, National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, and Veterans for Peace. Organizers : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  • Jane Addams
  • Saul Alinsky
  • Susan B. Anthony
B
  • Ella Baker
  • Alexander Berkman
  • Paul Boden
  • Harry Bridges
C
 said 350,000 people participated. The police declined to estimate the size of the demonstration.

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Title Annotation:Manhattan
Publication:The Progressive
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Jul 1, 2006
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