Ambrosia Starling with other participants in the March for Our Lives on North Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama.

They are holding signs, including "Moms Demand Action / For Gun Sense in America"; "Sixty-two percent of firearm deaths in the United States are suicides . . ."; "March for Our Lives"; "Ban Assault Weapons"; "Keep Our Schools Safe"; and "Let the...

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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/555
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Summary:They are holding signs, including "Moms Demand Action / For Gun Sense in America"; "Sixty-two percent of firearm deaths in the United States are suicides . . ."; "March for Our Lives"; "Ban Assault Weapons"; "Keep Our Schools Safe"; and "Let the Teachers Educate / Let Policeman Protect & Serve / Let Children Be Safe / Put Commonsense Gun Laws into Place." 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.