Fifty years later, Marylanders recall the March on Washington

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Six Marylanders look back on the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, and its effect on their lives. Said Joyce Dennison, 71, a retired Baltimore schoolteacher: “It didn’t matter what socioeconomic group, religion or ethnicity you belonged to. There was a great feeling of humanity.”

Story by Jonathan Pitts
Portrait photos by Kim Hairston and Algerina Perna

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