The Largest Political Demonstration in American History

The Largest Political Demonstration in American History

The Largest Political Demonstration in American History

Thirty years ago today, more than one million people rallied in New York City’s Central Park against nuclear arms and for an end to the arms race of the cold war.

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Thirty years ago today, more than 1 million people, including your seventh-grade blogger, rallied in New York City’s Central Park against nuclear arms and for an end to the arms race of the cold war. It was not only the largest antinuclear demonstration but the largest political demonstration of any kind in American history. This short video documents the march and the movement that inspired it.

 

 

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