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'It's indescribable': Milwaukee marchers faced gunfire, found love on their 750-mile walk to DC

Posted on AllSides August 28th, 2020
From The Left
civil rights, protests, Milwaukee, race and racism

After enduring blistered feet, arrests, harassment and a spray of gunfire over the course of weeks, dozens of people marching 750 miles to protest police brutality arrived in the nation's capital Friday, the anniversary of the March on Washington.

Frank "Nitty" Sensabaugh stood on the National Mall at 9 a.m. ET, exhausted, sore, hungry and in disbelief.

"It's indescribable," said Sensabaugh, a Milwaukee-based activist who organized the march. "I was crying for a while. I was tired because I haven't slept in three days. Then I was crying...

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