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Martin Luther King Junior
Original Window card promoted the
Detroit Walk to Freedom, a major civil rights demonstration that took place on Sunday, June 23, 1963.
Organized by the Detroit Council on Human Rights, the event saw an estimated 125,000 people march down Woodward Avenue to protest racial discrimination and segregation. At the time, it was the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history.
Historical Significance

"I Have a Dream" Preview: Following the march, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech at Cobo Hall (now Huntington Place) that contained many of the "I Have a Dream" refrains he would famously use two months later at the March on Washington.
Key Figures: The walk was organized by local leaders including Rev. C.L. Franklin (father of singer Aretha Franklin) and Rev. Albert B. Cleage Jr.. Prominent supporters like UAW President Walter Reuther and Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh also participated.
Purpose: The march marked the 20th anniversary of the 1943 Detroit race riot and aimed to address issues like inequality in hiring, wages, and housing in the urban North.

The flyer also lists weekly rallies leading up to the main event, held at Bethel AME Church and Peoples Community Church in mid-June.
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