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There have been many historical marches on Washington DC and they have historically shown the legislature that there is solidarity in the populace concerning an important issue. Many of the more famous marches on Washington have been regarding the passage of civil rights laws. In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. lead a march on Washington known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" where King delivered his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The march marked the tone of the era and subsequently is credited with helping pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Several other marches followed in the 1960s protesting the war in Vietnam. In 1995, the Million Man March descended on Washington to highlight minority and urban issues. The most memorable modern march is likely the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 that lasted 15 days from November 9-23 to protest the income gap. Their slogan, "We are the 99%" was meant to highlight that the top 1% in America at the time controlled over 42% of the national wealth.

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