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1. I believe that the date of the March on Washington - August 28th, 1963 -

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 09:27 AM

Aug 2025

was chosen to commemorate the death of Emmett Till. (hmmm- 70 years ago today)

Or so says this link:
https://themississippilink.com/news/how-mississippi-and-emmett-till-shaped-the-march-on-washington/

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August 28, 1955 Emmett Till was lynched. [View all] spike jones Aug 2025 OP

So appropriate. Boomerproud Aug 2025 #2

and the whole push behind the one good guy against the state rurallib Aug 2025 #4