Ambrosia Starling with other participants in the March for Our Lives turning onto Chickasaw Street in Dothan, Alabama.

They are holding signs, including "Every Town / For Gun Safety"; "Vote for America Not NRA"; "Ban Assault Weapons"; "Every Town / For Gun Safety"; "Keep Our Schools Safe"; "Let the Teachers Educate / Let Policeman Protect & Serve / Let Child...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Christiane
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/robinson/id/466
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Summary:They are holding signs, including "Every Town / For Gun Safety"; "Vote for America Not NRA"; "Ban Assault Weapons"; "Every Town / For Gun Safety"; "Keep Our Schools Safe"; "Let the Teachers Educate / Let Policeman Protect & Serve / Let Children Be Safe / Put Commonsense Gun Laws into Place"; "Arms are for Hugging / End. Gun. Violence."; and "# Arm Me with Books not bullets." The main March for Our Lives event, which took place in Washington D.C. on March 24, 2018, was organized by students who survived the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Smaller marches were held around the world, including seven in cities around Alabama. In Dothan, demonstrators marched from Porter Park to Kinney Park.