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Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom

Item

Title
Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
Description
Held in the spring of 1957, the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom was organized by the newly formed Southern Leaders Conference (later known as the Southern Christian Leadership Coalition or SCLC). 25,000 demonstrators attended the event at the Lincoln Memorial, urging the Eisenhower administration to push for compliance with Brown v. Board of Education's school integration. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the keynote speech at this event, which reinforced his role as a new key leader in the civil rights movement.
Date
May 17, 1957
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.
Coverage
en 1950-1979
Theme
civil rights
politics & protest
Item sets
Mall History Test
Events
Media
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