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On August 3, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King addressed a crowd of 10,000 at this intersection during his “Freedom Now” tour to Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston, undertaken in gratitude for support given to his Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He brought his message into northern Black neighborhoods, supporting local civil rights efforts and raising funds, with the goal of empowering the formation of a coalition to address their common concerns.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
