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March on Washington

More than a thousand UFT members joined tens of thousands in Washington, D.C. to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and to “reclaim” his dream of justice and equality for all.

The UFT contingent from Staten Island at the march.

The UFT contingent from Staten Island at the march.

Tamika Franks
These Brooklyn UFT members boarded buses at 5 a.m. for the 50th Anniversary Marc

These Brooklyn UFT members boarded buses at 5 a.m. for the 50th Anniversary March on Washington.

Jonathan Fickies
The nearly 700 UFT members disembark from buses to attend the march.

The nearly 700 UFT members disembark from buses to attend the march.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT rally goers head to the event.

UFT rally goers head to the event.

Jonathan Fickies
The crowd at the MLK Memorial.

The crowd at the MLK Memorial.

Jonathan Fickies
Queens teachers join the march from the Lincoln Memorial to the MLK Memorial.

Queens teachers join the march from the Lincoln Memorial to the MLK Memorial.

Jonathan Fickies
Anthony Harmon, the UFT's director of community and parent outreach, hands out f

Anthony Harmon, the UFT's director of community and parent outreach, hands out fans as he greets UFT rally goers arriving for the march.

Jonathan Fickies
Rochelle Rogers, a retired school safety supervisor, prepares to leave the bus p

Rochelle Rogers, a retired school safety supervisor, prepares to leave the bus parking lot for the march. Rogers' father, Norman Reed, rallied with sanitation workers in the event 50 years ago.

Jonathan Fickies
Leilani Lutchey, 3, waves U.S. flags from the shoulders of her uncle, Terrell Th

Leilani Lutchey, 3, waves U.S. flags from the shoulders of her uncle, Terrell Thomas, during the march.

Jonathan Fickies
Queens teachers at the rally.

Queens teachers at the rally.

Jonathan Fickies
Cathy London, a teacher at PS 40 in Queens, displays the March on Washington 20t

Cathy London, a teacher at PS 40 in Queens, displays the March on Washington 20th Anniversary button she got when she attended that event in 1983 as a college student.

Jonathan Fickies
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The UFT contingent from Staten Island at the march.

The UFT contingent from Staten Island at the march.

Tamika Franks
These Brooklyn UFT members boarded buses at 5 a.m. for the 50th Anniversary Marc

These Brooklyn UFT members boarded buses at 5 a.m. for the 50th Anniversary March on Washington.

Jonathan Fickies
The nearly 700 UFT members disembark from buses to attend the march.

The nearly 700 UFT members disembark from buses to attend the march.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT rally goers head to the event.

UFT rally goers head to the event.

Jonathan Fickies
The crowd at the MLK Memorial.

The crowd at the MLK Memorial.

Jonathan Fickies
Queens teachers join the march from the Lincoln Memorial to the MLK Memorial.

Queens teachers join the march from the Lincoln Memorial to the MLK Memorial.

Jonathan Fickies
Anthony Harmon, the UFT's director of community and parent outreach, hands out f

Anthony Harmon, the UFT's director of community and parent outreach, hands out fans as he greets UFT rally goers arriving for the march.

Jonathan Fickies
Rochelle Rogers, a retired school safety supervisor, prepares to leave the bus p

Rochelle Rogers, a retired school safety supervisor, prepares to leave the bus parking lot for the march. Rogers' father, Norman Reed, rallied with sanitation workers in the event 50 years ago.

Jonathan Fickies
Leilani Lutchey, 3, waves U.S. flags from the shoulders of her uncle, Terrell Th

Leilani Lutchey, 3, waves U.S. flags from the shoulders of her uncle, Terrell Thomas, during the march.

Jonathan Fickies
Queens teachers at the rally.

Queens teachers at the rally.

Jonathan Fickies
Cathy London, a teacher at PS 40 in Queens, displays the March on Washington 20t

Cathy London, a teacher at PS 40 in Queens, displays the March on Washington 20th Anniversary button she got when she attended that event in 1983 as a college student.

Jonathan Fickies
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