Signs carried by participants in the March for Our Lives in Dothan, Alabama.

Signs carried by participants in the March for Our Lives in Dothan, Alabama.

The signs read, "Arms are for Hugging / End. Gun. Violence."; "We Stand with Stoeman [sic] Douglas"; "Protect kids not guns"; "Are your Guns More important than their Lives"; "Newtown. / Las Vegas. Parkland."; "Last year, handguns killed: / 48 p...

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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/571

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collection	Christiane Robinson Photograph and Video Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
description	The signs read, "Arms are for Hugging / End. Gun. Violence."; "We Stand with Stoeman [sic] Douglas"; "Protect kids not guns"; "Are your Guns More important than their Lives"; "Newtown. / Las Vegas. Parkland."; "Last year, handguns killed: / 48 people in Japan / 8 people in Great Britain / 34 people in Switzerland / 52 people in Canada / 58 people in Israel / 42 people in West Germany / 10,728 in the United States / Mental illness is global - mass shootings are American."; "I should be worried about my grades, not my safety"; and "If we can send a man to the moon, we can end gun violence! / Enough is enough." 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.
spelling	LPP125_20180324_MarchForOurLives_0240Signs carried by participants in the March for Our Lives in Dothan, Alabama.The signs read, "Arms are for Hugging / End. Gun. Violence."; "We Stand with Stoeman [sic] Douglas"; "Protect kids not guns"; "Are your Guns More important than their Lives"; "Newtown. / Las Vegas. Parkland."; "Last year, handguns killed: / 48 people in Japan / 8 people in Great Britain / 34 people in Switzerland / 52 people in Canada / 58 people in Israel / 42 people in West Germany / 10,728 in the United States / Mental illness is global - mass shootings are American."; "I should be worried about my grades, not my safety"; and "If we can send a man to the moon, we can end gun violence! / Enough is enough." 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.2018-03-242010-2019Robinson, ChristianeDemonstrations; Gun control--Alabama; Dothan (Ala.); Houston County (Ala.)Still imageDigital photographsRobinson, ChristianeChristiane Robinson photograph and video collectionLPP125Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and HistoryMarch for Our Lives (March 24, 2018)http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/robinson/id/571
title	Signs carried by participants in the March for Our Lives in Dothan, Alabama.
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