New Jerseyans voices their reasons for attending the March on Washington's 60th anniversary on Saturday.
Marchers from New Jersey, including members of the Newark-based, People’s Organization for Progress , at the 60th Anniversary March on Washington on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.
”I definitely want to be here to be a part of history again. I am hoping that we recognize the things that need to be done, and we just gotta stick together on some things,” Cherry said. “She said, ‘I won’t make any more. So I need to go now.’ So I said, ‘You know what, while you can go let’s go,’” Kelly said. “This is such a part of our history, our culture, who we are very true and to be able to be a part of it is an honor.”
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