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Harrison Hawkins of Washington attended the March on Washington in 1963 and returned to the National Mall on Aug. 24, 2013 to mark its 50th anniversary. He stood with a photo of himself from 1963 that appeared in Ebony magazine. He is the man standing on the far left of the archival photo. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks

Harrison Hawkins of Washington attended the March on Washington in 1963 and returned to the National Mall on Aug. 24, 2013 to mark its 50th anniversary. He stood with a photo of himself from 1963 that appeared in Ebony magazine. He is the man standing on the far left of the archival photo. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks

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