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wilkins , bayard rustin , martin luther king, jr. , terry belafonte and rosa parks are some of the americans you will see in the next 30 minutes. courtesy of the library of congress this film also includes scenes from the montgomery bus boycott, segregated areas in the south and interviews with attendees. bao who has by thy might lead us into the fight. keep us forever in thy path re- pray. i am interested in my people becoming full citizens. because of my faith in god, i realize that for freedom, you must pay a great price. this prayer pilgrimage is the greatest demonstration on behalf of civil rights since the writing of the declaration of independence. we feel that this crusade to washington will speak just as profound as did the great document written by the forefathers of this nation when they expressed to great britain that they were determined to be free and that they wanted their freedom. this is the day, this is it. the pilgrims are coming to washington,