Million Family March

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The Million Family March was a rally in Washington D.C to celebrate family unity and racial and religious harmony; as well as to address other issues, including health care, education, welfare and Social Security reform, substance abuse prevention, and overhaul of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.[1] Louis Farrakhan was the main speaker and the event was sponsored by his organization, The Nation of Islam, and by Sun Myung Moon's Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. It was held on October 16, 2000; the fifth anniversary of the Million Man March, which was also organized by Farrakhan.[2]

Unlike the Million Man March, which had only invited Black men, the Million Family March invited women and children as well as people of all races. Fewer people attended than had attended the earlier event. Newspapers estimated the crowd in the hundreds of thousands.[3]

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  1. ^ Million Family March reaches out to all
  2. ^ Thousands rally at million family march - racially and religiously diverse gathering
  3. ^ Million Family March Held

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