An estimated 850,000 to 1 Million African American men from across the United States gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The march took place in the context of a larger grassroots movement that set out to win politicians' attention for urban and minority issues through widespread voter registration campaigns.
It was the brainchild of Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, and was organized by the National African American Leadership Summit and a number of other groups. More
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