Word: parked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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While President Johnson dined on julienne of raw spinach and filet mignon forestiere at a $1000 dollar-a-couple Democratic fund-raising dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel, the protestors marched to meet him from a public park one mile away...
When the front of the column reached the hotel, the march stalled. The line of people, which stretched all the way back to the park, remained immobilized for more than one hour, in spite of the march officials' frantic attempts to get people moving again...
...protest proper was launched with an afternoon "Peace-in" at the public park, one mile from the Century Plaza Hotel. While the bands were playing protest and love songs, rumors spread that there was pro-war picketing in front of the hotel...
Police dragged the man away and then ordered the demonstrators to disperse. Most left and crossed the street, but 19 sat down. As the officers surrounded the group, one picket stood up and said, "Let's go back to the park." But the police refused to let him get through the circle. Another picket said, "Well, dammit, if they won't let us leave, we'll stay seated." A paddywagon was driven up and the 19 demonstrators were dragged, clubbed, and wrestled--as they groaned and screamed--into the truck...
Around 6:00 p.m. a gigantic anti-war rally was staged at the park. Muhammad Ali was the first speaker. He told the crowd: "Whatever you do is up to your own conscience...I am not a marcher or a demonstrator but I'm for you whatever you decide to do." This was the first peace rally Ali ever attended and may represent a change in Black Muslim policy toward greater cooperation with other anti-war groups...