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Two women reflect on the 1963 Detroit Walk to Freedom

American Black Journal contributor Bryce Huffman reflects on the 1963 Detroit Walk to Freedom with two Detroit women, Dorothy Aldridge and Edith Lee-Payne, who participated in the walk 60 years ago. They talk about how it felt to be among the thousands of people marching down Woodward Avenue, as well as the walk’s impact on their lives and its place in history.

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