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Why did over 200,000 people gather in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963?

A) to celebrate the passing of civil rights legislation that guaranteed the right to vote for all American citizens

B) to protest immigration laws, which limited the number of Hispanics allowed to enter the United States

C) to demonstrate their outrage regarding proposed civil rights legislation

D) to demonstrate support for President Kennedy's efforts to pass civil rights legislation

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Also known as March on Washington, C.) to demonstrate their outrage regarding proposed civil rights legislation
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C) to demonstrate their outrage regarding proposed civil rights legislation
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