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Thousands Rally Against Perceived Bias in Prosecutions
Billie Lopes, left, of Upper Marlboro and Cardelia Maupin of Silver Spring join the thousands of protesters at Freedom Plaza in Northwest Washington.
(Photos By Ricky Carioti -- The Washington Post)
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At a morning rally before the 12:30 p.m. march, King said if his father were alive he would be leading the march, and he quoted his father: "How long? Not long!"
Sharpton warmed up the crowd, by calling, "What do you want?"
"Justice!" people shouted back.
"When do you want it?" Sharpton called.
"Now!" the crowd replied.
After the march, he said he was pleased.
"The outstanding turnout today exceeded everyone's expectations," he said. "We said that we would march around the Justice Department seven times. We actually encamped the Justice Department and had four or five blocks to spare."
King said: "This is very significant because we had over 20,000 people to come to Washington to say we want our Justice Department to be activated.
"The lights in the civil rights division of the Justice Department are turned off," he said. "We came to encourage this Justice Department to get engaged."
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