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U.S. President Barack Obama calls on Americans to carry forward the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement during the 50th anniversary of a march that sparked the Voting Rights Act. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia and one of the original marchers on Selma, introduces President Barack Obama during the 50th anniversary of the march that sparked the Voting Rights Act. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
People march in Warsaw to mark a Day of Solidarity with Belarus that coincides with the third anniversary of mass protests in Minsk against Alexander Lukashenko's re-election. The fallout over the vote, which was widely believed to have been falsified by Lukashenko, in power since 1994, led to the biggest protests in recent Belarusian history and were put down with force. IMAGES
Lebanese protesters march in the capital Beirut to mark three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked the city. IMAGES
Washington DC, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets here and in other cities across the United States for events in favor of voting rights to mark Saturday's 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.Here in Washington, a crowd estimated by local media outlets at around 50,000 joined a festive procession to the National Mall, the expanse stretching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. (Camera: WILL OLIVER).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO MARCH IN FAVOR OF VOTING RIGHTS IN WASHINGTON, DC, US.