US Civil Rights: the March on Washington
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History Extra Polka is a six-part series on the US Civil Rights Movement. In each episode our experts recount one significant story from the movement and consider its place in the wider fight for civil rights. This week we look back to 1963's March on Washington, when more than 250,000 protesters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. We also revisit Rosa Parks' momentous decision not to vacate her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955,. and the citywide bus boycott that followed and inspired the nation.
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