June 8, 1966: Beltway March to Protest Segregated Housing
On June 8, 1966, protesters with the Action Coordinating Committee to End Segregation in the Suburbs (ACCESS) took to the Washington, D.C. Beltway, starting at Georgia Avenue and marching for 66 miles over four days to protest housing segregation in the D.C. suburbs. The marchers were met with angry motorists and counter-protesters who supported the status quo.
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