April 3
1958
Three day, fifty mile peace march began from Trafalgar Square, London, to Aldermaston, Berkshire site of the AWRE (Atomic Weapons Research Establishment). This famous march marked the beginning of many protests against Britain’s development of nuclear weaponry.
David and Renee Gill at the first Altermaston march 1958
David and Renee Gill at the April 2004 march
Some 10,000 people joined the 1958 rally.
still protesting for nuclear disarmament.
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1963
Martin Luther King, Jr., launches voter registration drive in Birmingham, Alabama. Police Chief “Bull” Connor responds with fire hoses & attack dogs.
1963
700 in Budget Day protest against taxation for nuclear arms, House of Commons, London. (1963)
1968
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech in Memphis, Tennessee. King was there to support sanitation workers striking to protest low wages and poor working conditions.
“…I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!”
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