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More than 700 people attend a "freedom march" protesting racial discrimination in Seattle. The marchers, many of whom were white, walked in silence but carried signs. The Rev. Mance Jackson announced that the Bon Marche promised 30 new jobs for African Americans in its downtown and Northgate stores. June 15, 1963.

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