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Largest gathering of black women in US history
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 26: Hundreds of thousands of black women thronged Philadelphia on Saturday for the Million Woman March, a mass rally aimed at building political, economic and social unity within black communities in the United States, reports Reuter.
In the largest gathering of black women in US history, crowds of mothers, aunts, sisters. nieces and daughters stood shoulder-to-shoulder in an autumn drizzle to sing the black national anthem, pray and lis- -ten to an all-day programme of Inspirational speeches.
Organisers put the crowd size at 2 million, as a sea of marchers filled a mile-long boulevard stretching between the huge Greek-style Philadelphia Art Museum and city hall. An unofficial police estimate said about 300.000 people attended the rally.
Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South African President Nelson Mandela, and US representative Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, were sched tiled to join a long procession of keynote speakers during the eight and a half hour programme.
"Women are coming to atone today, the women are coming to understand that it is time we take responsibility for our lives and our circumstances." actress
Jada Pinkett told reporters before taking her place on the speaker's platform.
Modelled on the Million Man March that brought hundreds of thousands of black men to Washington two years ago. the women's march was meant to show unity in the face of inner-city problems ranging from inadequate health care and poor education to high unemployment and crime.
Under a banner theme of repentance. resurrection and restoration, the march sought to elevate black women from a collective status that many say has been at the bottom of the social totem pole since the days of slavery centuries ago.
"This is a very, very positive march.” said Marcia Harris, a 35-year-old financial planner from New Haven. "It shows the media that we can come together without the violence that people in the media have been talking about "
The chief organisers, two ordinary women from Philadelphia. said it was important for black women of different backgrounds to come together in a mood of solidarity
Black women have been the epitome of strength In this country." saM Ph fie Chonesu who co-founded the Million Woman March last year with her friend Asia Coney, a local housing activist.
"We want to prepare our women, no matter what their . status in life, to look at how we -can begin to invest as black 1 women and how we can begin to vote in blocs as black women."
Chionesu and Coney bypassed the established circuits of black influence in America, including the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People, and relied instead on the organising powers of local community leaders like themselves.
Their strategy, forged during years of local housing campaigns showed the first signs of success late on Friday, when tens of thousands of women began arriving at Philadelphia hotels from as far away as California.
The march began under leaden skies at about 7 am (1110 GMT) with a prayer vigil at the waterfront area known as Ren-n's Landing. Marchers then trekked for miles to the Liberty Bell and the main march venue on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. a wide boulevard lined with trees, flags and fountains.
"I feel connected. I feel like I'm meeting with family, and I'm excited about meeting with my sisters." said Charlane Ryan, a 66-year-old great grandmother from the Negro Women s Community League of Wilkes-Barre.